Freddy Peralta says he has let down the New York Mets and believes it is likely he will be traded soon as the team approaches the Aug. 3 trade deadline. Multiple reports frame the situation in the context of New York falling out of playoff contention, with the Mets entering the final week of July well below .500. The club’s offseason plans have not produced the expected turnaround after a second-half collapse last season, and the front office is preparing to sell assets.
Peralta is identified as among the Mets players expected to be moved to a postseason contender. In the most recent game discussed across the reports, the right-hander pitches against the Los Angeles Dodgers and limits them to three runs and six hits over four innings, throwing 93 pitches. Despite Peralta’s outing, the Mets ultimately win 8-3 after rallying with three-run home runs by Tyrone Taylor and Marcus Semien.
The reports collectively indicate Peralta’s acceptance of an uncertain future and the Mets’ broader trade-deadline strategy as they decide whether to part with players such as him.
