David Peralta: 0.4 fWAR, 91 G, .267 AVG, .335 OBP, .415 SLG, 115 wRC+, 35 R, 28 RBI, 8 HR
Baseball Savant
Positives From This Season
Peralta got here in on a minor league deal and was the perfect alternative we may’ve requested for when Fernando Tatis Jr. went down for months with the precise leg damage. Whereas Tatis was out (June 22-September 1), Peralta hit .289 with an .810 OPS, hitting seven dwelling runs and driving in 21 runs.
The 37-year-old veteran homered in Recreation 2 of the NLDS and got here via with (on the time) an enormous go-ahead 2-RBI double to assist the Padres take a 2-1 sequence lead.
Negatives From This Season
Peralta went 0-for-3 in NLDS Recreation 5 however loads of Padres didn’t actually do something so it undoubtedly wasn’t solely on him.
It’s arduous for me to criticize something from the common season as a result of he got here in on a minor league deal. This wasn’t a man the Padres gave $20 million to. Sure, it was a reputation all of us knew due to his play within the NL West beforehand however he got here in and did what he wanted to assist get this staff to October.
Donovan Solano: 0.8 fWAR, 96 G, .286 AVG, .343 OBP, .417 SLG, 118 wRC+, 31 R, 35 RBI, 8 HR
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Baseball Savant
Positives From This Season
Donnie Barrels was one other minor league deal that labored out (shoutout A.J. Preller). Manny Machado, Xander Bogaerts and Ha-Seong Kim handled accidents this season on the infield so having a veteran like Solano was big.
Solano hit .302 with an .816 OPS vs. lefties and whereas DH’ing the 36-year-old hit .352 with a .901 OPS.
Padres Donovan Solano in two-strike counts this season:
➡️ 124 wRC+ (4th in MLB)➡️.339 wOBA (sixth in MLB)➡️.312 Batting Avg. (1st in MLB)
He simply refuses to offer away at-bats or give in when behind within the rely. pic.twitter.com/aAwSgIi66g
— Clark Fahrenthold (@CFahrenthold11) July 31, 2024
He and Peralta actually appeared to like taking part in for a metropolis that cared a lot concerning the staff like San Diego does and I don’t suppose I’m the one one that may welcome them again in the same position subsequent season.
Negatives From This Season
Solano went a mixed 0-for-11 with three strikeouts in 4 of the 5 postseason video games he appeared in.
Brandon Lockridge: 0 fWAR, 12 G, .167 AVG, .167 OBP, .417 SLG, 58 wRC+, 4 R, 1 RBI, 1 HR
No Baseball Savant chart since he didn’t have a big sufficient pattern dimension for it to matter
Positives From This Season
Lockridge instantly confirmed how a lot of a weapon he might be on the basepaths. On his first pitch within the bigs, he stole second base.
Lockridge additionally hit his first massive league homer in the course of the closing sequence of the common season, which was was one of many cooler moments of a very cool season. Simply have a look at how comfortable the dugout was for him!
Negatives From This Season
No actual negatives apart from the way it was a bummer he didn’t get one other pinch operating alternative in Recreation 5 to assist get the Padres to the NLCS.
Tyler Wade: -0.3 fWAR, 90 G, .217 AVG, .285 OBP, .239 SLG, 56 wRC+, 28 R, 8 RBI, 0 HR
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Baseball Savant
Positives From This Season
Tyler Wade was a helpful utility man. I do know FanGraphs says he was a damaging WAR participant however he nonetheless introduced a optimistic influence to the staff via his power, protection and pace. Having guys like him that may take over for Xander Bogaerts, Jake Cronenworth or Manny Machado late in low leverage video games helps groups get via the lengthy common season.
Wade is below contract for yet one more season.
Negatives From This Season
The anticipated negatives (lack of energy, excessive OPS, and many others.) however no one anticipated him to come back in and do these issues anyway.
