ST. LOUIS -- It's coming up on 10 years since Wily Peralta signed with the Brewers as a 16-year-old in the Dominican Republic, and how things have changed.
"Oh man," Peralta said with a chuckle. "It's a big difference. At that time, I remember I was playing outfield, and I only knew how to throw fastballs. Now I'm here pitching. That's a big step for me. At that time, I only knew how to throw hard."
He threw so hard as an outfielder during a workout with the club in Bonao that Brewers scout Fernando Arrango asked Peralta to simulate an inning on the mound.