Blue Jays and Mets have perfect trade to make to save both teams seasons
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I know most New York Mets fans aren't happy with how the season has gone, and there's absolutely no way to say they're wrong. The Mets were expected, at least, to be a playoff team.
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Not only have the Mets struggled this year, but there's a strong argument that they've been by far the most disappointing team in Major League Baseball. Sitting at 26-34 and 4-6 over their last 10 games, the Mets haven't even gotten hot recently to bring some hope to the organization.
There's a lot of blame to go around, and I wouldn't argue with anybody who wants to put that on the front office for some of the moves it has made over the past few years.
However, one move that shouldn't be criticized is the Mets' decision to go after Freddy Peralta. Peralta has been excellent in New York, though his time with the organization will probably be short-lived. There are many teams that could use his services, including the 29-31 Toronto Blue Jays, who are finally getting a bit healthier and seem poised to make a run for a postseason berth over the next few months.
“If one major move from last offseason has worked out for the Mets, it's the Freddy Peralta trade. He has a 3.55 ERA and 68 strikeouts in 66.0 innings. If New York bottoms out, however, Peralta could be better served helping Toronto turn its season around. He'd get to pitch behind Kevin Gausman, Dylan Cease and Trey Yesavage in the playoffs, on a Blue Jays team that was just in the World Series (and that has plenty of money to re-sign Peralta as a free agent),” Christopher Kline wrote.
There's only one way that it would make sense for the Mets to keep Peralta, and that would be by him taking an extension during the season. However, he's expected to be the second-best starting pitcher on the market this winter outside of Tarik Skubal, so there would be no reason for him to do so.
At the same time, the Blue Jays might be a bit cautious about him hitting free agency this offseason, so we'll have to see how that plays out at the deadline, with potential teams maybe showing less interest than they should because of that.
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