5 years agoArizona Diamondbacks fans and brass had been waiting for David Peralta's breakout in 2018. After four years of part-time play and occasional success, Peralta put everything together in '18. He stayed healthy for 146 games, hit 30 home runs, and finished with a .868 OPS. Last year, though, he wasn't able to build on that success. He was felled by an injury that required surgery to his shoulder and limited him to just 99 games. He still managed a .806 OPS, and in the offseason, Arizona demonstrated their confidence in his innate ability by signing him to a three-year extension. Interestingly, Peralta is not one of those players who has adjusted his launch angle in this era of far-flying baseballs. For as much as this can be determined, he has 30-homer power in the most optimal of circumstances. He isn't getting underneath in an attempt to sell out for fly balls. Instead, his launch angle has remained around six degrees for his entire career, never vacillating above nine or below four. The MLB average is above 11 degrees and much higher still for the guys we think of as prototypical power hitters. Peralta has that line-drive swing everyone used to desire, and it is producing enough power to make him a legitimate fantasy asset. These are all good signs for his 2020 outlook. His team likes him; he has a clear starting job; his ability isn't really in question. With an ADP in the 250s, Peralta is a nice find late in drafts. As is often the case with so many guys in the league, it will come down to how many games he can play.--Todd Salem