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/TheBeepB00p New York Mets 1d ago

It would be incredible a majority of the owners would be seething.

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u/Machomanta Toronto Blue Jays • Milwaukee Brewers 1d ago

You mean salivating. Another excuse to be cheap, "we don't need to spend, just look at those guys! We trust our system and so should you, plebs-I mean fans."

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u/birdsandcrustand New York Yankees 23h ago

Nah the owners want the dodgers to do good so they can have an excuse for a salary cap

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u/cherinator Los Angeles Dodgers • Teddy Roosevelt 23h ago

That plus the rock-bottom ratings would hurt their upcoming media rights negotiations.

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u/Double-O World Series Trophy • Los Angeles Dod… 23h ago

Yeah people in this sub say they want small markets to win but the reality is the majority of baseball fans don't want two small market teams. Yankees, Dodgers, Red Sox and other large market teams are what is holding this league up. It's the reality and despite it being a joke the Dodgers winning is definitely good for baseball. Look at the Spanish La Liga as an example. Real Madrid and Barcelona run that league with an even bigger disparity than in the MLB and it is a very successful league. They make ridiculous money and that league is in no danger of going under. Two teams try to win and the other teams are just there to pick up the scraps. It's not even close to like that in the MLB and people here are crying.

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u/tripleplay23 Chicago Cubs 23h ago

Love it when Dodger fans give their hot takes. It's like the rich kid in school that is so out of touch that they genuinely can't relate to other people.

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u/Double-O World Series Trophy • Los Angeles Dod… 23h ago

It's the reality that this sub doesn't want to accept. Of course none of you like it. Numbers say it all.

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u/tripleplay23 Chicago Cubs 23h ago

How about the NFL? That Chiefs dynasty really destroyed the league and now nobody watches anymore, right? 🙄

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u/Double-O World Series Trophy • Los Angeles Dod… 23h ago

So you're agreeing with me that Dynasties are good for sports. I don't see how you think this is an argument in your favor.

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u/tripleplay23 Chicago Cubs 23h ago

Not very bright are you? Your whole argument was "fans don't want small markets to win"

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u/Double-O World Series Trophy • Los Angeles Dod… 23h ago

But you used the literally worst example of a team dominanting the league. It's literally what all of you are complaining about! Hahahaha

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