The Rays may have missed out on Tarik Skubal, but the organization didn’t balk at the chance to upgrade its starting pitching rotation before the MLB trade deadline. According to multiple reports, Tampa Bay agreed to acquire Freddy Peralta from the Mets on Sunday.
Peralta was only just acquired by the Mets this offseason, but he struggled after arriving in Queens. With New York sitting 18 games below .500, the team opted to deal him at the deadline after just 22 starts in a Mets uniform. This season, Peralta owns a 4.99 ERA with 113 strikeouts against 48 walks in 113 2/3 innings. It’s a major fall-off from the success he experienced in Milwaukee, when he logged a 2.70 ERA, struck out 204 batters and won 17 games in ‘25.
