Padres Shopping Wandy Peralta in Trade Discussions
San Diego is actively exploring trade options for left-handed reliever Wandy Peralta, per Jon Heyman, though no agreement is close.
The Padres have been actively discussing veteran lefty Wandy Peralta in trade talks, according to Jon Heyman of the New York Post. Peralta, 34, holds a 2.32 ERA across 50.1 innings this season but his underlying metrics are weaker, including a below-average strikeout rate of 15.5% and a swinging-strike rate that has dropped from 12.9% last year to 9.9%. His ERA has been propped up by an unsustainably high 87.7% strand rate. He is under contract through next season on a four-year, $16.5MM deal.
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