Jhonny Peralta

Jhonny Peralta on pace to rejoin St. Louis next week

Jhonny Peralta (thumb) will shift his rehab assignment to Double-A Springfield this weekend.

What It Means:

Peralta is 3-for-10 through four rehab games with Low-A Peoria. He'll play one more game for Peoria on Wednesday night and then take Thursday off before reporting to Springfield on Friday. The veteran shortstop is on track to join the Cardinals next week.

He probably won't play every day out of the gate as Cards' manager Mike Matheny tries to keep Aledmys Diaz active and producing at a high rate.