The clock might be ticking on this youngster's time with the New York Yankees.
Baseball can be a cruel sport, no matter how high the expectations for a player might be.
The New York Yankees' Oswald Peraza has learned this firsthand. Once considered a Top 100 prospect in the entire sport, Peraza made his big-league debut in 2022, but lost the starting shortstop job to the slightly younger Anthony Volpe in spring training in 2023.
Two-and-a-half years later, Peraza still doesn't have a secure place on the Yankees' active roster. And although he's getting his fair share of starts at third base right now, more than he did at any point in 2023 or 2024, the hourglass may be running out on his time with the organization.
On Tuesday, Thomas Carranante of FanSided predicted that Peraza would be designated for assignment by the end of the month, as the Yankees seek third base upgrades at the Jul. 31 trade deadline.
"All in all, the Yankees ruined Peraza with their preferential treatment of Anthony Volpe years ago. It is what it is. On the other hand, Peraza has also done himself zero favors and has only validated the Yankees' decision to keep running Volpe out there every day," wrote Carranante.
"It seemed Peraza's ceiling could've been a valuable infield utility option, especially after Oswaldo Cabrera went down, but instead he's been one of the worst qualified MLB hitters to date. They will not find a trade partner here;it will be a clean DFA to welcome whoever it is that should be able to do far better."
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Peraza's stat line is tough to stomach: .150/.212/.242 slash line, 27 OPS+, and only eight extra-base hits in 67 games. He's typically played solid defense, but even that fell by the wayside with his costly throwing error on Monday night in Toronto.
People will rightfully blame the Yankees for failing to get Peraza enough playing time at the big-league level over these last three years, but as unfair as it can be to the players, sometimes major league organizations have to move on.
There could be a rebuilding team out there that gives Peraza a chance at big-league redemption, but it's hard to imagine his redemption ever comes in pinstripes.
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