9 Jose Peraza SS

Peraza and the Reds avoided arbitration by agreeing to a one-year, $2.775 contract Friday, Bobby Nightengale of The Cincinnati Enquirer reports.

The 24-year-old had a solid season for the Reds in 2018, coming to the plate 683 times (tied for 16th-most in the league) and posting a .288/.326/.416 line, good for a 97 wRC+. He matched his steals total from the previous campaign with 23 and hit a career-high 14 homers. He lines up as the team's everyday shortstop again this season.

Peraza went 2-for-4 with a solo homer in Wednesday's loss to the Royals.

Peraza took Heath Fillmyer deep in the bottom of the first inning to tie the score at 1-1, though the Royals responded with five unanswered runs en route to the win. The 24-year-old infielder has been locked in all month, slashing .319/.340/.538 with five homers, three stolen bases, 13 runs and 12 RBI in 22 games.

Peraza went 2-for-5 with a double and a two-run home run in Tuesday's win over the Brewers.

Peraza clubbed his 13th long ball of the year, this one off Chase Anderson in the first inning, then slashed his 31st double in his next at-bat. Peraza is hitting .333 with four home runs and 11 RBI over his last 15 games, and on the season he's slashing .292/.330/.423 with 56 RBI, 83 runs and 23 stolen bases. He's having an excellent offensive campaign in his second full season with the Reds.

Peraza went 1-for-4 with a solo homer in Wednesday's loss to the Dodgers.

Peraza put the Reds up 1-0 with his first-inning solo shot off Ross Stripling, but that was it for Cincinnati as the Dodgers went on to score eight unanswered. The homer, his 11th of the season, extended Peraza's hit streak to eight games, a stretch during which he's hitting an impressive .441 with two homers, two stolen bases and eight RBI.

Peraza went 2-for-4 with a homer and a walk in Wednesday's loss to the Pirates.

Peraza put the Reds up early with his solo shot off Jameson Taillon in the first inning, though the Pirates would ultimately come back to win the contest 3-2. The 24-year-old infielder is putting together a career-best season, slashing .284/.325/.404 with 10 homers and 20 stolen bases across 136 games.