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New York. – After making multiple moves during the offseason to bolster their offense, the New York Mets finally addressed their biggest weakness of 2025: the starting rotation.
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On Wednesday night, the organization finalized a trade with the Milwaukee Brewers to acquire Dominican pitcher Freddy Peralta, a two-time All-Star and one of the most consistent arms in Major League Baseball in recent seasons. Right-hander Tobias Myers also arrived in the transaction.
Peralta, 29 years old, comes from an outstanding campaign in which he recorded a 12-9 record and a 2.70 ERA in 33 starts, establishing himself as one of the best starters in the National League. The Dominican can become a free agent at the end of the 2026 season, but his current contract represents a manageable economic commitment, with a salary of US$8 million under team option, a key factor in finalizing the agreement.
With his arrival, Peralta is projected as the de facto ace of the metropolitan rotation, which also includes Kodai Senga, Sean Manaea, Clay Holmes, David Peterson and the young Nolan McLean.
To get the right, the Mets traded their prospects Jett Williams (number 3 in the organization) and Brandon Sproat (number 5). Williams, a first-round pick, stands out for his defensive versatility, being able to play shortstop, second base, and center field. Sproat debuted in the Major Leagues last season, with an ERA of 4.79 in four starts.
The move responds to an urgent need of the New York team, whose rotation ranked 27th in effectiveness from June 12th until the end of the 2025 calendar.
Peralta brings a high-level arsenal that includes a fastball of over 90 miles per hour, changeup, curveball, and one of the most dominant sliders in baseball, with which he generated a missed swing rate of 53.4% last season.
Although injuries limited his workload in the early years of his career, the Dominican has shown recent durability, averaging 32 starts and 172 innings per season between 2023 and 2025, with an ERA of 3.40 and 10.7 strikeouts per nine innings.
In addition to Peralta, the Mets added Tobias Myers, a 27-year-old pitcher with five seasons of remaining contractual control. Myers has a career ERA of 3.15, combining 31 starts and 18 relief appearances, and is seen as a versatile piece within the pitching staff, with the possibility of starting the year in the bullpen. Before the move, New York's rotation had depth, but lacked a dominant arm. Injuries to Manaea and Senga, Peterson's second-half slump, and Holmes' transition to the starting role left the team without a clear leader. Now, that responsibility will fall on Peralta and McLean, who had been projected as the future ace of the club. The Dominican also has postseason experience, having participated in nine playoff games, six of them as a starter. The Mets' president of baseball operations, David Stearns, knows the pitcher well, whom he supervised during his time in Milwaukee between 2018 and 2023, and is confident that his incorporation will boost the team in the quest to return to the postseason.
