The Mets have talked to several teams about trading Freddy Peralta, per a report from Bruce Levine of The Score Chicago, who adds that the team sees June 1 as a target date for either getting back in the playoff race or moving Peralta. Levine followed that up by clarifying that the Cubs, who he named in the initial report, hadn’t spoken directly to the Mets about Peralta.
The concept behind the rumor is plausible, as it would probably make sense for the Mets to move their pitchers on expiring contracts
sooner rather than later if the team doesn’t think it’s going to contend. And while it could make sense for the Mets to work out a contract extension with Peralta, it’s hard to see the team committing to seven or eight years, a number that the 29-year-old floated during spring training.
Through his his first eight starts as a Met, Peralta has a 3.12 ERA and a 3.73 FIP, and he’s thrown 43.1 innings for an average of just over five-and-one-third innings per start. The Mets acquired him and fellow right-handed pitcher Tobias Myers in a trade with the Brewers that sent prospects Jett Williams and Brandon Sproat to Milwaukee.
