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Pretty high up the food chain of requirements for these posts is playing time with the major league club.  I’m doing these rookie posts with an eye on redraft leagues.  Can they be used for keeper leagues?  Does a bear crap in the woods into a hollowed-out tree trunk and then yell to his bear wife, “Baby, do we have toilet paper in the other bathroom?”  With that said, Jose Peraza has a bit of a muddled picture for playing time, which is not as wonderful as being muddled with mint.  You hear me, Mojito?!  On the bright side, Don Mattingly is out of town, so we don’t have to worry about him accidentally playing Ethier at 2nd base.  On the less than bright side, the Dodgers are a team that expects to make the playoffs and should have Corey Seager and Joc Pederson already in the lineup, so how many fresh-facers can they play?  My guess is two and Peraza isn’t one of them.  So, why on earth am I highlighting Peraza if this is meant for primarily redraft leagues?  I’m glad you asked.  Or rather, I asked:  Anyway, what can we expect of Jose Peraza for 2016 fantasy baseball?

How does 50 steals sound?  Not to answer, but to take a deep sigh and exhale through your nose so it makes a farting noise.  Peraza could be a prime Luis Castillo (.300 and 50 steals) as soon as this year.  If he can somehow sneak into a starting job, he could steal 50 bags without killing your average.  Something I didn’t mention in the opening is the guy in front of him is the non-Jew Kike Hernandez and Alex Guerrero, who seems like he’s fallen into a utility role.  Would it be crazy for Peraza to beat out those two schmohawks for the starting job?  Not in the least.  To get you a bit excited, in Single-A, Peraza stole 64 bases and hit .288.  In Double-A, he stole 25 bases and hit .335 in only 44 games.  In Triple-A, he stole 33 bags and hit around .290 in 118 games.  Speed is the easiest skill set to transfer to the majors, and, even in only 7 games with the Dodgers last year, he stole three bases.  If the Dodgers see him as a pinch-runner/utility guy, he’s useless outside of daily leagues where you can plug and play when he’s starting.  If the Dodgers see him as the future or he has a huge spring that can’t be denied, then he could be a top ten 2nd baseman.  For 2016, I’ll give him the line of 27/1/20/.275/14 in 170 ABs, but with a chance for another 300 ABs and another twenty steals.