Quote Originally Posted by smootness View Post
I disagree. Peterson has probably been at least as good as Peraza would be defensively at 2B so far this year. And I like Peterson's offensive profile more. Peraza may hit for a higher average, but Peterson will likely have the better OBP and has more power now and room to develop even more.

I think Peraza's offensive ceiling is somewhere around .310/.350/.400, where Peterson's is probably more like .290/.370/.420. While Peraza does have more speed, Peterson is no slouch there, and if there isn't much difference in the defense, I'd go Peterson.
Peraza's OBP is largely based on his ability to hit for high average. He has maintained an ISO OBP of around 0.025 through A+, AA, and AAA ball, so I'm not anticipating that he would top out as a .350 OBP unless he hits around .325 as far as his average go. As a result, I do not believe he is the legitimate lead off hitter that War Machine is looking for. When comparing him to Furcal, Raffy had close to a 10% walk rate during his minor league career. Peraza's has been consistently around 3.5% the past two years.