Overview
- The Mets completed the trade on Sunday, sending right-hander Freddy Peralta to the Tampa Bay Rays according to multiple reports from The Athletic, MLB.com and national outlets.
- Tampa Bay is sending outfielder Aidan Smith, right-hander Gary Gill Hill and second baseman Émilien Pitre to New York as the reported return.
- Peralta struggled in New York this season with a 4.99 ERA in 113.2 innings across 22 starts and is expected to be a rental because he will reach free agency after the season.
- The Rays add Peralta to a rotation that already includes Shane McClanahan, Drew Rasmussen and Nick Martinez as they try to protect a lead in the American League East.
- The deal marks one of the Mets’ first clear seller moves of the deadline and returns three prospects with upside for a club that acquired Peralta in January in a swap for Jett Williams and Brandon Sproat.