Overview
- Multiple outlets reported July 22 that the Padres have been “actively discussing” left‑hander Wandy Peralta in trade conversations, though there is no sign a trade is close.
- Peralta has a 2.32 ERA in roughly 50 1/3 innings this season and excels at limiting hard contact and inducing ground balls, with opponents averaging about 87.5 mph off the bat against him.
- Underlying rates complicate his value: Peralta’s swinging‑strike and strikeout rates have dipped and his walk and contact rates are less convincing than his surface numbers suggest.
- Contract and financial details matter for buyers and sellers — Peralta is in year three of a four‑year, $16.5M deal with about $1.579M left on the 2026 payroll and a $4.45M player option for 2027.
- San Diego’s deep bullpen and the club’s pending sale and luxury‑tax situation shape trade calculus, and separate rumors about closer Mason Miller raise the prospect of broader late‑deadline bullpen moves.