Jhonny Peralta loses 18 pounds
Jhonny Peralta - SS - Detroit Tigers
Feb. 1, 2013 - 8:50 AM ET
Jhonny Peralta has lost 18 pounds so far this offseason in an effort to improve his range at shortstop.
"It's good," Peralta said. "I've never been at this weight since I've been with Detroit. I finished last season at 236. I'm at 218 now. (Tigers general manager Dave) Dombrowski and everybody wanted me working on my range. That's why I tried to get lighter. So I can be quicker, especially up the middle." Peralta has made only 14 errors over the last two seasons, but his range has been among the worst in baseball at short, so losing some extra pounds probably won't hurt. Fantasy owners are more concerned about the career-low .689 OPS he had last season.
Source: Detroit News