Peralta was released from Triple-A Norfolk on Tuesday, Andy Kostka of The Baltimore Sun reports.
Prior to being released Tuesday, Peralta had struggled to a 10.34 ERA and 2.70 WHIP with nine strikeouts over 15.2 innings in nine appearances with Norfolk. The 25-year-old has never really put it all together on the mound and has yet to make his major-league debut. He'll now look for another minor-league opportunity elsewhere.
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Orioles' Ofelky Peralta: Tanks in first season at High-A
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Peralta went 2-10 with a 5.42 ERA and 1.86 WHIP over 26 starts during his first season at High-A Frederick.
It certainly wasn't the campaign the 20-year-old had hoped for. Despite leading the Keys in starts, Peralta's ERA and WHIP ranked last among the team's rotation. The prospect's 95:86 K:BB was particularly disturbing, and Peralta's .269 BAA was by far the worst of his four-year professional career. A jump to Double-A in 2018 is almost certainly off the table following his disastrous 2017 performance.
