JHONNY PERALTA RUMORS
Peralta enters camp slimmer, feeling quicker
LAKELAND, Fla. There were many who did not expect to see Tigers shortstop Jhonny Peralta back in Detroit after he batted .239 with 13 home runs and 63 RBI in 2012. The club could live with his limited defensive range as long as he was productive with the bat, but his second-half offensive swoon greatly diminished his value.
Even when Tigers general manager Dave Dombrowski opted...
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February 18, 2013
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Tigers Quick Hits: Peralta on PEDs; Martinez Injury Update
DETROIT, Michigan — According to a Sports Illustrated story dated yesterday, a report has come out that links Tigers SS Jhonny Peralta to Tony Bosch, a man being currently being investigated by Major League Baseball for giving out performance enhancing drugs. So far, Peralta is the 12th MLB player to have come up in Bosch’s [...]
Report: Peralta's name found in Biogenesis records
According to a Sports Illustrated report, Detroit Tigers shortstop Jhonny Peralta is the 12th major-league player to show up in the records of Tony Bosch, director of the controversial Biogenesis clinic in Florida.
The clinic is being investigated by Major League Baseball for links to performance-enhancing drugs.
According to SI, Peralta was not directly linked to PEDs by Bosch...
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February 06, 2013
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PLAYING IT CLEAN
Jhonny Peralta denies using PEDs
Detroit Tigers shortstop Jhonny Peralta is one of the athletes linked with the Biogenesis company, but he has denied using PEDs.
Tigers' Peralta says he's never used PEDs
Tigers shortstop Jhonny Peralta says he has never used performance-enhancing drugs after his name was reportedly found in the records of the man who ran a Florida clinic being investigated by Major League Baseball.
SI.com, citing unidentified sources, reports Peralta was listed in the records of Anthony Bosch, who operated the now-closed anti-aging clinic. Peralta says through attorney...
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February 06, 2013
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Jhonny Peralta, Defense, and Weight
Every year, around this time, players advertise themselves as being in the best shape of their lives, either because their offseason conditioning regimens improved, or because previously they were lazy. I think the players are almost always being sincere — they probably, genuinely, feel great — but as fans, we identify this as a cliche, and we generally dismiss it. For one thing...
Detroit Tigers free agent rumors: Stephen Drew edition
There probably couldn’t be a worse year in recent memory for the Detroit Tigers to be seriously considering an upgrade to their shortstop position.
There is a large pool of people out there who feel that the Tigers re-signed Jhonny Peralta to his $6M option year so that they could move him in a trade and upgrade the shortstop position along the way.
Peralta came to the Tigers at...
Detroit Tigers: who stays and who goes
As the disappointment of the Detroit Tigers conclusion to the 2012 season sets in, it’s time to shift focus to next year. GM Dave Dombrowski has already made several major announcements. Among them:
Jim Leyland and his entire coaching staff (including co-hitting coaches Toby Harrah and Lloyd McClendon) will all be back.
Jhonny Peralta’s $6M option for 2013 has been picked up...
Trading Jhonny Peralta in the offseason would be a bad move
Lynn Henning had a column up on The Detroit News yesterday about the likely roster turnover we can expect between this year and next. It’s actually a good piece in its simplicity – just a list of players with a short blurb on each – but it does a nice job of showing just how different next year’s squad may be.
I suggest reading the full piece if you haven’t already, but...
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August 31, 2012
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Detroit Tigers preview and predictions: Jhonny Peralta
Jhonny Peralta
Detroit’s favorite misspelt name had himself a hell of a 2011 campaign, hitting a career high .299 with 21 HR and 86 RBI. With that, Jhonny Peralta was named an All-Star. On top of having top tier offensive numbers for a shortstop, Peralta was as sure handed as they came, only committing 7 errors for a .988 fielding percentage. Having a better year than his career...
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