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Mets Deal Peralta to Rays Among Flurry of Moves

 The New York Mets fire sale raged on Sunday night into Monday with a flurry of moves as New York tries to desperately to purge itself from the many mistakes President of Baseball Ops David Stearns made during the last off-season.

Highlighting the deals was New York's trade of Freddy Peralta to the Tampa Bay Rays for minor leaguer's Aidan Smith, Emilien Pitre, and pitcher Gary Gill Hill. 

Considering the Mets gave up two top five prospects to pry Peralta from Milwuakee Brewers last January, the haul is not exactly stellar, and it completes a dreadful time for the right-hander in Queens. 

Peralta went 5-9 with a 4.99 ERA in 22 starts with the Mets. It just never worked out for a pitcher who before coming to Queens was trending as a five inning starter despite the fact he won 17 games and pitched to a 2.70 ERA for the Brewers last season. 

The haul the Mets got for Peralta is exactly what one would expect for a pitcher who has underachieved and is in the walk year of his contract. 

Meanwhile the Mets weren't done making moves as the 6:00 p.m. deadline approached on Monday. 

New York traded reliever Huarscar Brazoban to the Chicago White Sox for minor league pitchers Gabe Davis and Zach Franklin. 

Brazoban who has a contract that runs through 2029 was having his best season as a Met, pitching to a 2.61 ERA with 47 strikeouts in 51-1/3 innings of work. 

The Mets then shipped veteran lefty Brooks Raley to the Phillies for High-A right-hander Luke Gabrysh and High-A outfielder John Spikerman.

Raley, who battled through injuries for much of his tenure in New York, was a solid lefty option out of the pen the past four seasons. In 149 games as a Met, Raley pitched to a 2.31 ERA. If anyone out of the Mets bullpen deserved a fresh start with a contending team, it's Raley who has seen plenty of bad baseball in three of his four years with the Amazin's.

Finally, the Mets shipped set-up man Luke Weaver to the Pittsburgh Pirates in exchange for infield prospect Sammy Stafura. Weaver was a revelation with the Mets this year. Despite all the teams ills, Weaver was one of the few brightspots. He pitched to a 1.84 ERA this year, and righty's were hitting only .099 against him. 

 The Mets also sent minor league catcher Ben Rortvedt to the Dodgers who needed a back-up catcher. 

It remains to be seen if New York will also trade Luis Robert Jr., and/or Tyrone Taylor. Both were rumored to be on the block.  Jorge Polanco, who signed a two-year $40 million deal with the Mets in the off-season is a player most fans would like to see the Mets move, but his horrible season gives him no trade value. 

Bo Bichette is also not going anywhere despite his issues. His $42 million a year salary, and no trade clause makes his unattractive to teams right now. 

Expect the Mets to address both players come the off-season.  

 

 

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