With the deadline closing in on Monday, Freddy Peralta has become one of the biggest names in the rumor mill, and the Mets are making their price clear. New York is said to be seeking a top-100 prospect and more in return for the 30-year-old right-hander, according to Will Sammon and Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic.
The list of teams showing strong interest is already a familiar one: the Chicago Cubs, Tampa Bay Rays, Atlanta Braves and Philadelphia Phillies. Peralta was scratched from his Friday night start against the Miami Marlins, a move that lines up with the expectation that he’ll be moved before the deadline.
“The New York Mets are asking teams for a top-100 prospect and more in their early conversations with teams about Freddy Peralta, said people familiar with the discussions who spoke on the condition of anonymity in exchange for candor,” Sammon and Rosenthal wrote. “Peralta, 30, is owed $2.4 million owed after the Aug. 3 trade deadline before he hits free agency this winter.”
There’s also buzz about a possible reunion with the Milwaukee Brewers, where Peralta had played since 2018 before being traded to the Mets in Jan. of 2026. ESPN’s Jeff Passan even predicted that move on SportsCenter.
Peralta’s first season in New York has not gone the way anyone expected. He’s posted a 4.99 ERA with 113 strikeouts and a 5-9 record in 22 starts, a sharp drop from last season, when he finished fifth in NL Cy Young voting with Milwaukee.
For now, the market is wide open. The interest is real, the asking price is steep, and Peralta’s next stop could come into focus fast.
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