Mets trade Freddy Peralta to Rays as MLB trade deadline closes

The Rays are acquiring Freddy Peralta in a trade with the Mets, sources told ESPN, in a move that gives Tampa Bay one of the AL's best rotations for the stretch run.

Here's the breakdown of Peralta's trade from the Mets to the Rays.

Freddy Peralta is heading to Tampa, according to sources. After a brief but disappointing tenure with the Mets, the right-handed starter has been traded to the Tampa Bay Rays in exchange for three minor leaguers, pending a physical. He’s the second pitcher to be traded out of Queens this week, with left-hander A.J. Minter going to the Minnesota Twins late Thursday night. Clay Holmes, Luke ...

The Rays have reportedly acquired Mets starter Freddy Peralta

The Mets have moved their most obvious trade chip.

The Mets have seen enough of Freddy Peralta.

The Mets are trading Freddy Peralta to the Rays, ending the short tenure of a pitcher who was acquired from the Brewers this past offseason.