As the New York Mets continue to look for ways to improve their starting rotation, there are a few options that have been floated for them over the past few months, mainly at Tarik Skubal and Freddy Peralta.
The idea of the Mets going out and landing a starter of Peralta or Skubal’s caliber would be a great idea, but it's much more likely that they land the Milwaukee Brewers right-hander.
Jay Staph of Just Baseball proposed a deal that would send Peralta to Queens, a trade involving Brandon Sproat and infielder Jacob Reimer to Milwaukee.
“There’s no need to sugarcoat it; this offseason has been brutal for the New York Mets. Not only did they lose their two biggest free agents, Pete Alonso and Edwin Diaz, but they’ve followed up these exits with little effort to address the holes that have appeared in their roster.
“Although the Mets’ rotation has come a long way in the last year or so, they still lack a true ace at the top of their rotation. This is exactly where Freddy Peralta comes in, as the Mets possess both the prospect package to acquire him and the funds to keep him in Queens,” he wrote.
Sproat has upside but isn’t untouchable, and after losing some key pieces this winter, it’s tough to say the Mets shouldn’t be going all in. Neither prospect seems to be the kind of prospect that would prevent the Mets from acquiring a proven starter.
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