Arizona Diamondbacks’ SS Perdomo Adds Pop To Patient Approach
The post Arizona Diamondbacks’ SS Perdomo Adds Pop To Patient Approach appeared on BitcoinEthereumNews.com. All signs point to a career year for Arizona shortstop Geraldo Perdomo. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin) Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All rights reserved Patience and strike zone awareness have been staples of Arizona shortstop Geraldo Perdomo’ offensive approach throughout. Experience and maturation have ushered in power and production. So much so that Perdomo — not Bobby Witt, not Mookie Betts, not Francisco Lindor — leads major league shortstops in on-base percentage, is tied for the lead in RBIs with Elly De La Cruz and is second to Witt in OPS as the season reaches the one-third point. Perdomo’s growth has proven that the Diamondbacks’ decision to sign him to four-year, $45 million contract extension in spring training has been another of general manager Mike Hazen’s prescient, proactive moves. The D-backs also extended right-hander Brandon Pfaadt on a four-year, $45 million extension as the regular season begin. He led the majors leagues with seven victories entering Sunday games. Perdomo, a switch-hitter, is on pace for a career year as his offensive numbers trend up for the fourth consecutive season, since a 2022 spring training injury to projected starter Nick Ahmed hastened Perdomo’s arrival as a regular that season. He has tied a career high with six homers and is slashing .309/.404/.483 after a three-hit game, one-walk game Saturday. His 13 doubles lead NL shortstops, and his 11 stolen bases are third. He is tied with CJ Abrams for the major league lead among shortstop with an .887 OPS .887, with Witt close behind at .857. Perdomo, 25, also separates himself with his strike zone awareness. Juan Soto, Kyle Tucker, Mookie Betts and Perdomo are the only National League qualifiers with more walks than strikeouts, a somewhat overlooked stat in the slug era. With 32 walks and 25 strikeouts, Perdomo is…
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All signs point to a career year for Arizona shortstop Geraldo Perdomo. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin) Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All rights reserved Patience and strike zone awareness have been staples of Arizona shortstop Geraldo Perdomo’ offensive approach throughout. Experience and maturation have ushered in power and production. So much so that Perdomo — not Bobby Witt, not Mookie Betts, not Francisco Lindor — leads major league shortstops in on-base percentage, is tied for the lead in RBIs with Elly De La Cruz and is second to Witt in OPS as the season reaches the one-third point. Perdomo’s growth has proven that the Diamondbacks’ decision to sign him to four-year, $45 million contract extension in spring training has been another of general manager Mike Hazen’s prescient, proactive moves. The D-backs also extended right-hander Brandon Pfaadt on a four-year, $45 million extension as the regular season begin. He led the majors leagues with seven victories entering Sunday games. Perdomo, a switch-hitter, is on pace for a career year as his offensive numbers trend up for the fourth consecutive season, since a 2022 spring training injury to projected starter Nick Ahmed hastened Perdomo’s arrival as a regular that season. He has tied a career high with six homers and is slashing .309/.404/.483 after a three-hit game, one-walk game Saturday. His 13 doubles lead NL shortstops, and his 11 stolen bases are third. He is tied with CJ Abrams for the major league lead among shortstop with an .887 OPS .887, with Witt close behind at .857. Perdomo, 25, also separates himself with his strike zone awareness. Juan Soto, Kyle Tucker, Mookie Betts and Perdomo are the only National League qualifiers with more walks than strikeouts, a somewhat overlooked stat in the slug era. With 32 walks and 25 strikeouts, Perdomo is…
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