Oswald Peraza and Vaughn Grissom came to the Angels as former top prospects who had yet to perform well at the Major League level. Thus far in 2026 they have lived up to their potential and played quite well. Their play merits them to be starting players. However, manager Kurt Suzuki contines to play declining veterans Yoan Moncada and Josh Lowe who are black holes in the Angels lineup. Neither is good with the glove, either, which further illustrates their lack of value to the team. Oswald Peraza should start at third base. Oswald Peraza is outperforming Moncada on both sides of the ball. Offensively he is slashing .280/.343/.462 which is good for and OPS that is 25% better than the average MLB hitter. Most of his damage has come against lefties who is has crushed to the tune of .324/.359/.622 and 3 of his 4 home runs. Even Peraza's .250/.333/.357 line against right handers is a huge improvement over the offense Moncada is providing; or lack thereof.…