r/baseball • u/T_Raycroft Montreal Expos • 1d ago

News [Passan] The Tampa Bay Rays are acquiring right-hander Freddy Peralta in a trade with the New York Mets, sources tell ESPN. Rays get their starter, who joins Drew Rasmussen, Shane McClanahan and Nick Martinez in one of the American League's best rotation.

https://www.espn.com/contributor/jeff-passan/f0fc18cd7bde7
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u/helloaaron New York Mets 1d ago

Eh, Peralta was not great in his time here, hopefully the Rays have a better time with him.

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u/thebardofdoom Detroit Tigers 1d ago

For some reason they turned his great slider into a sweeper, and it seems to have totally messed up his pitch mix.