When you’re healthy, good things usually happen. Just ask outfielder David Peralta of the Arizona Diamondbacks.
Coming off a season when Peralta was drilled on the right wrist on consecutive days, developed severe inflammation and eventually underwent surgery to stabilize a tendon in his right wrist, playing time was limited and frustration levels heightened.
After a winter of rehabilitation and a fresh breeze called Torey Lovullo infiltration the clubhouse, Peralta turned a tenuous recovery into his fierce reputation as “The Freight Train.” Slotted in the number two hole just ahead of Paul Goldschmidt, Peralta is getting pitches to hit and making pitcheers pay.