| Hot | 6/12/2013 11:09:00 AM |
Description: Tigers shortstop Jhonny Peralta is 10-for-24 (.417) with three home runs against Royals starter James Shields. | Insight: Peralta is having an excellent season batting .333 with six homers, 26 RBI and an .867 OPS. Hot hitter plus favorable matchup equals must start. | | |
| 6/8/2013 10:23:00 AM |
Description: Tigers shortstop Jhonny Peralta is just 1-for-15 (.067) against Indians hurler Justin Masterson. | Insight: Peralta is having an excellent season batting .335 with six homers, 26 RBI and an .869 OPS. However, this is an unfavorable matchup. | | |
| Hot | 6/7/2013 11:58:00 AM |
Description: Tigers shortstop Jhonny Peralta is 8-for-25 (.320) with six extra base hits against Cleveland starter Ubaldo Jimenez. | Insight: Peralta is having an excellent season batting .335 with six homers, 26 RBI and an .869 OPS. Add in a favorable matchup and fantasy owners should make sure he's in the lineup. | | |
| Hot | 6/1/2013 9:35:00 AM |
Description: Tigers shortstop Jhonny Peralta is 5-for-13 (.385) with seven RBI against Baltimore starter Jason Hammel. | Insight: Peralta is having an excellent season batting .326 with five homers, 24 RBI and an .849 OPS. Add in a favorable matchup and fantasy owners should make sure he's in the lineup. | | |
| Hot | 5/27/2013 9:10:00 PM |
Description: Tigers shortstop Jhonny Peralta went 4-for-4 Monday against Pittsburgh. | Insight: That raises Peralta's season average to .341. That leads all American League shortstops. The only shortstop in the majors with a higher average is Milwaukee's Jean Segura (.347). | | |
| 5/26/2013 11:24:00 AM |
Description: Detroit shortstop Jhonny Peralta will have the afternoon off Sunday against Minnesota. | Insight: He's in the midst of a seven-game hitting streak (11-for-31 over that span). Peralta's .326 average ranks ninth in the American League. | | |
| 5/14/2013 2:28:00 PM |
Description: Tigers shortstop Jhonny Peralta is not in the starting lineup for Tuesday's game against Houston. No injury, just a rest day. | Insight: Peralta is batting .326, well above his career average of .266 and last season's .239 effort. He's only one year removed from hitting .299 with 21 homers and 86 RBI and is still a solid mixed league shortstop while he's hot. | | |
| Hot | 5/10/2013 10:08:00 PM |
Description: Tigers shortstop Jhonny Peralta has put together five multi-hit efforts in his last six games. | Insight: Peralta has a nine-game hitting streak and is batting .323. He's only one year removed from hitting .299 with 21 homers and 86 RBI and is a solid mixed league shortstop while he's hot. | | |
| 4/25/2013 9:29:00 AM |
Description: Tigers shortstop Jhonny Peralta is 10-for-22 with three home runs and eight RBI in his career against Royals starter James Shields. | Insight: Peralta slipped to .239 and 13 home runs last year after hitting .299 with 21 homers in 2011. Through 18 games, he has a .311 average and one homer. | | |
| 4/21/2013 10:45:00 AM |
Description: Detroit shortstop Jhonny Peralta is batting .303 this season but is just 1-for-17 in his career against Angels starter C.J. Wilson. | Insight: Peralta has 17 strikeouts in 66 at-bats and nine Ks against Wilson. Avoid this matchup if you can. | | |
| 4/9/2013 10:02:00 AM |
Description: Detroit shortstop Jhonny Peralta is hitless in 10 career at-bats versus Blue Jays hurler Brandon Morrow. | Insight: In 2011 Peralta was a viable fantasy shortstop because of his home run power (.299, 21 HR, 86 RBI), but last season he regressed in most categories. We are closely watching to see which guy shows up this year before making a decision on whether to add him to a roster. | | |
| 11/20/2012 5:03:00 PM |
Description: The Diamondbacks are looking to acquire shortstop Jhonny Peralta from the Tigers according to Danny Knobler from CBS Sports. | Insight: It's no secret that the Diamondbacks need a shortstop but it would probably be pretty tough to pry him away from Detroit at this point. Peralta struggled offensively this season (.239, 13 HR, 63 RBI) but he was very effective in 2011 (.299, 21 HR, 86 RBI). | | |
| 10/25/2012 8:50:00 PM |
Description: Detroit is likely to pick up shortstop Jhonny Peralta's team option for next season according to Jon Heyman from CBS Sports. | Insight: Peralta hit only .239 during the regular season but he's been terrific in the playoffs, hitting .325 in 40 at bats. If Peralta returns for 2013, it will be his fourth season with the Tigers. | | |
| Hot | 10/18/2012 8:17:00 PM |
Description: Tigers shortstop Jhonny Peralta crushed a pair of home runs Thursday in a Game 4 victory versus the Yankees. | Insight: Peralta has been phenomenal this postseason, bashing two homers and six RBI in 10 games. His .343 playoff average is over 100 points higher than his regular season average. | | |
| 10/17/2012 10:10:00 AM |
Description: Detroit shortstop Jhonny Peralta is a .059 hitter (1-for-17) against Yankees Game 4 starter C.C. Sabathia. | Insight: Peralta had a disappointing season with significant drops in batting average, home runs and RBI from the previous season, but he is batting .333 in eight postseason contests. Still, avoid this matchup. | | |
| 10/16/2012 9:36:00 AM |
Description: Detroit shortstop Jhonny Peralta is a .471 hitter (8-for-17) against Yankees Game 3 starter Phil Hughes. | Insight: Peralta had a disappointing season with significant drops in batting average, home runs and RBI from the previous season, but he is batting .385 with an .852 OPS in seven postseason contests. Hot hitter plus favorable matchup equals must start. | | |
| 10/13/2012 4:47:00 PM |
Description: Detroit shortstop Jhonny Peralta seems to have Yankees starter Andy Pettitte's number. He's 6-for-16 with a double, a triple and three homers against the veteran lefty. | Insight: Peralta has driven in nine runs off Pettitte. After a down year, the Tigers shortstop might see some success in Game 1 of the ALCS. | | |
| Cold | 10/1/2012 9:45:00 AM |
Description: Detroit shortstop Jhonny Peralta should not be in fantasy lineups on Monday with a 3-for-26 history (.115) against Royals starter Bruce Chen including six strikeouts. | Insight: Peralta has never gotten it going this season and will fall well short of last year's numbers (.299, 21 HR, 86 RBI). He has just 12 homers and 62 RBI and a .240 batting average this season. Sit him on Monday. | | |
| 9/25/2012 10:09:00 AM |
Description: Detroit shortstop Jhonny Peralta should not be in fantasy lineups on Tuesday with a 3-for-23 history (.130) against Royals starter Bruce Chen. | Insight: Peralta has never gotten it going this season and will fall well short of last year's numbers (.299, 21 HR, 86 RBI). He has just 12 homers and 60 RBI this season. | | |
| 9/15/2012 9:40:00 AM |
Description: Detroit shortstop Jhonny Peralta should not be in fantasy lineups on Tuesday with a 3-for-23 history (.130) against Royals starter Bruce Chen. | Insight: Peralta has never gotten it going this season and will fall well short of last year's numbers (.299, 21 HR, 86 RBI). He has just 12 homers and 60 RBI this season. | | |
