Oswald

Peraza

While his out-of-options status helps his case, Peraza is in a fight to make the Angels as a utilityman this spring. He’s impressed thus far, hitting .320/.370/.720 with four steals in 27 plate appearances. It probably still doesn’t mean much, but coming into this year, Peraza had hit .152 with one homer in 64 career spring training games.

This deal was reported last week and is now official after Moncada passed a physical. The 30-year-old played in 84 games for the Angels last season, hitting .234/.336/.448 in 289 plate appearances. He will head into spring training as the favorite to start at third base, with Christian Moore battling Vaughn Grissom and Oswald Peraza for the second base job.

It appears to be nothing more than a routine night off for the 23-year-old first baseman. Oswald Peraza will start in his place at the cold corner and will bat seventh against AJ Blubaugh and the Astros on Saturday evening in Los Angeles.

The 25-year-old infielder delivered an RBI double in the seventh inning that extended the Halos’ lead to 3-1. He then scampered home on a wild pitch with a valuable insurance run. Peraza is now hitting .226/.250/.355 with one homer, four RBI and two stolen bases in 32 plate appearances since joining the Angels.

Peraza’s fly was hit just 330 feet to the right field corner and should have been caught by Cam Smith, but it hit off the wall. Smith tried to make up for it afterwards by hitting a ball 406 feet in the bottom of the ninth, but Jo Adell made a leaping catch in left-center to end the game. Peraza’s hit came in his lone at-bat after he entered the contest at first base and gave him his first runs batted in for the Angels. He’s 3-for-19 since arriving from New York at the trade deadline.

Peraza has struggled whenever he was given an opportunity with the Yankees, but he was a highly touted prospect and still has plenty of untapped upside — something the Angels desperately need. It’ll be interesting to see what type of role he settles into with the Halos and how much playing time he ultimately receives.

The 25-year-old shortstop has struggled mightily in 170 plate appearances at the major league level this season, slashing a cringe-inducing .152/.212/.241 with three homers, 13 RBI and a 47/11 K/BB ratio. Nothing yet on what the Yankees will receive in return for Peraza. Stay tuned.

Chisholm had previously said he spent the whole offseason working at second base because that’s where he was told he was going to play. He then moved to third base to, among other things, accommodate the return of DJ LeMahieu, who has been a below-average player for the last few years. It seems that the Yankees are prioritizing Chisholm now and will either move LeMahieu to third base or insert Oswald Peraza into the starting lineup.

Yankees manager Aaron Boone told reporters Chisholm is dealing with some “shoulder stuff” that has been bothering him for a couple weeks. It’ll be Oswald Peraza at the hot corner and DJ LeMahieu still somehow entrenched at second base. The 27-year-old spark plug is riding a four-game hitting streak and is batting .308 (8-for-26) with three homers and seven RBI over his past seven games.

It’s a scheduled off day for Volpe, who finally snapped a prolonged hitless streak during Saturday’s one-sided blowout, finishing 3-for-4 with his ninth home run of the season. The 24-year-old shortstop should be back in there for Monday’s series opener against the Reds. It’ll be Oswald Peraza taking over at shortstop during Sunday morning’s matinee at Yankee Stadium.