PT TODAY: Peralta returns; the STL infield shifts

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Cardinals | Jhonny Peralta to be activated Tuesday
St. Louis Cardinals SS Jhonny Peralta (thumb) is expected to be activated from the disabled list Tuesday, June 7.  Source: Cardinals.com
 
BHQ take: Johnny Peralta is back, not as the Cardinals' shortstop, but as their third baseman with Matt Carpenter moving to second. Overall 2015 was a pretty good year for Peralta, but a closer look reveals that the season was a tail of two halves. Before July 1, he had a .282 xBA and a 113 PX. After July 1, both numbers dropped: xBA was .245 and PX was 60. The Cards believe part of the reason for the drop-off was...

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