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Mets Swing Blockbuster Deal for Brewers Freddy Peralta

 Now all of a sudden that Mets off-season looks a little bit better than it did as recently as 24 hours ago. A day after swinging a deal with the Chicago White Sox for Luis Robert, the Mets got busy on Wednesday, first signing veteran reliever Luis Garcia to a one-year deal, then working out a blockbuster deal with the Milwaukee Brewers that brings starting pitcher Freddy Peralta to Queens. 


Peralta, along with reliever Tobia Myers will come to New York in a package deal that required the Mets give up two of their top five prospects in pitcher Brandon Sprout, and outfielder Jett Williams. It's a tough pill to swallow of course, but the Mets are very deep in the minors; they were ranked No. 1 according to ESPN last summer for the best minor league system baseball has going right now. 

They Mets didn't have to give up Jonah Tong. They didn't have to give up Noah McLean or Carson Benge, or Ryan Clifford. No, they kept the vast majority of their prospects. But in order to get something big, the Mets had to give Milwaukee something big in return. 

By acquiring Peralta, the Mets have one of the best starters in the game right now. Last season, the 30-year old righty pitched to a 2.70 ERA in 176.2 innings of work, and won a career best 17 games.  Peralta has recorded three straight seasons of 200-plus strikeouts, and has anchored the Brewers staff for the better part of the last three seasons. 

While he is a pending free agent, and one would assume that the Mets will work to negotiate an extension with Peralta, especially after giving up two top prospects, this was a no-brainer for David Stearns and crew. The Mets desperately needed starting pitching, and they got an ace without having to break the bank on the much riskier Framber Valdez, who is a free agent via the Houston Astros. 

With Peralta in the fold, the Mets can push Noah McLean back to the number two spot, and give this rotation much needed length. Suddenly a weakness is a strength. 

And don't overlook Myers who came in the deal as well. Myers is a reliever by trade, but can also start games. He once tossed five shutout innings against the Mets when the Brewers and Amazin's met in the playoffs two seasons ago. Myers owns a 3.15 ERA in 188.2 career innings. 

So after an offseason that started out so badly, suddenly has some juice as the Mets have been busy wheeling and dealing in the final weeks of the off-season. Now let's see it play out.  

 

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