15 hours ago15 hr Rays get Peralta, and he wins the deciding game against the Guardians, with a post season record of 3-0 and 0.67 ERA. Whereas the Sox got Castillo instead, with no wins and 8.64 ERA. IF Getz would have swung a trade for Peralta, Sox would be going to the World Series IMO. That is why I don’t support Getz for Executive of the Year.
15 hours ago15 hr 4 minutes ago, hankchifan said:Rays get Peralta, and he wins the deciding game against the Guardians, with a post season record of 3-0 and 0.67 ERA. Whereas the Sox got Castillo instead, with no wins and 8.64 ERA. IF Getz would have swung a trade for Peralta, Sox would be going to the World Series IMO. That is why I don’t support Getz for Executive of the Year.Peralta needed some fixing. I'm not sure the Sox would be the team to get the most out of him. But, there's no way he would have been as bad as Castillo. The Sox just needed another functioning starter to get past the Guardians.
15 hours ago15 hr 26 minutes ago, chw42 said:Peralta needed some fixing. I'm not sure the Sox would be the team to get the most out of him. But, there's no way he would have been as bad as Castillo. The Sox just needed another functioning starter to get past the Guardians.I think just getting him off a terrible Mets team was huge. Their defense was awful
13 hours ago13 hr "He (Freddy Peralta) said, 'I always feel comfortable pitching out of the stretch,'" Moncada said of Peralta. "So we were like, 'Go with what makes you most comfortable,' and he went back."This simple change for Peralta has clearly helped, as he's turned the corner for the Rays since making this change. But that's not all that the Rays did to fix Peralta."From there, the Rays instituted further modifications," Castillo writes. "They had Peralta move to the third base side of the rubber and widen his stance. They told him to speed up his delivery. They gave him a drill package to incorporate into his preparation to generate more strength from his legs (which led to an additional 2.4 inches of extension and an increase of 2-3 mph with his velo)."All of those changes, from the adjustments on the mound to his changes when he's off of it, have culminated in quite the mid-season turnaround from Peralta.yahoo.com/sports Edited 7 hours ago7 hr by caulfield12
8 hours ago8 hr This should be a damn good World Series with 2 excellent teams, go Rays. Edited 8 hours ago8 hr by The Mighty Mite
7 hours ago7 hr https://www.mlb.com/news/what-went-wrong-during-freddy-peralta-s-mets-tenureMets' much maligned (see Alonso comments) analytics group advised Peralta to throw more curveballs and sweepers, fewer change-upsRays also changed his arm angle a bit as wellhttps://sports.yahoo.com/articles/freddy-peraltas-tampa-bay-turnaround-200003419.html"Meanwhile, Mets officials relayed to MLB.com's Anthony DiComo that many of the mechanical tweaks the Rays suggested were ideas they had to maximize Peralta's effectiveness. David Stearns also discussed Peralta in his end-of-season press conference, suggesting he had to do a further examination of why the Mets couldn't effectively communicate the desired tweaks to Peralta as the Rays did."So how did he get here? Peralta raised his arm angle to around 36 degrees with the Rays, as opposed to 33 degrees when he was with the Mets earlier in the season. He has also gotten his extension back to about 6.7 feet, while it was just 6.5 feet with the Mets. Last season, Peralta's arm angle was 38.4 degrees and his extension was 6.8 feet pitching for the Milwaukee Brewers. He went 17-6 with a 2.70 ERA with the Brewers in 2025. These adjustments have seen Peralta's velocity rise by 2-3 mph on all of his pitches."Fastball was exceptional and did not look like the Sox had much chance against the velocity," the scout said of Peralta. "(I) felt like he leaned heavily on the changeup over his sweeper. The biggest adjustment down in Tampa Bay in my opinion (for Peralta) is leaning on the changeup." Edited 7 hours ago7 hr by caulfield12
7 hours ago7 hr https://www.amazinavenue.com/new-york-mets-analysis/98808/mets-freddy-peralta-trade-return-prospects-new-yorkThe Mets finally found a package they liked for Freddy Peralta, moving him to Tampa Bay for three prospects most fans have likely never heard of. Indeed, none of these prospects ranked in the Rays’ top-10 per MLB pipeline.https://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/article/who-will-be-the-next-mlb-gm-baseball-execs-discuss-the-top-candidates-for-front-office-jobs-around-the-league-183716356.htmlSox/former Rays' Asst GM Carlos Rodriguez finishes in Top 5 vote getters for future GMs, plus two votes for Barfieldtwo Guardians execs in Top 5one vote for Rick Hahn lolJon Daniels, Senior Advisor, TB*8Brandon Gomes, General Manager, LAD5Mike Chernoff, General Manager, CLE*4Ben Sestanovich, Assistant General Manager, ATL4Matt Forman, Assistant General Manager, CLE*4James Click, VP, Strategy, TOR4Carlos Rodriguez, Assistant General Manager, CWS*4Thad Levine, Special Advisor, MIL*3Carter Hawkins, General Manager, CHC3Justin Hollander, General Manager, SEA3Michael Groopman, Assistant General Manager, BOS2Derek Falvey, former President of Baseball Ops, MIN2Josh Barfield, Assistant General Manager, CWS*2Randy Flores, Assistant General Manager, STL2Amiel Sawdaye, Assistant General Manager, AZ2Justin Horowitz, Assistant General Manager, WSH Edited 6 hours ago6 hr by caulfield12
6 hours ago6 hr 9 hours ago, hankchifan said:Rays get Peralta, and he wins the deciding game against the Guardians, with a post season record of 3-0 and 0.67 ERA. Whereas the Sox got Castillo instead, with no wins and 8.64 ERA. IF Getz would have swung a trade for Peralta, Sox would be going to the World Series IMO. That is why I don’t support Getz for Executive of the Year.He should be runner-up to Neander.
5 hours ago5 hr 10 hours ago, hankchifan said:Rays get Peralta, and he wins the deciding game against the Guardians, with a post season record of 3-0 and 0.67 ERA. Whereas the Sox got Castillo instead, with no wins and 8.64 ERA. IF Getz would have swung a trade for Peralta, Sox would be going to the World Series IMO. That is why I don’t support Getz for Executive of the Year.No. There were more issues than having one more pitcher. Could they have beaten Cleveland? Probably. But going into the ALCS with two starting pitchers vs. one wouldn't have been enough.
5 hours ago5 hr Would Peralta also saved our offense from striking out 3,746 times?There’s no defending the Castillo move. It was/is flat out bad. But let’s also be realistic, 1 player wasn’t making this team a legit WS contender.
5 hours ago5 hr 2 minutes ago, TheFutureIsNear said:Would Peralta also saved our offense from striking out 3,746 times?There’s no defending the Castillo move. It was/is flat out bad. But let’s also be realistic, 1 player wasn’t making this team a legit WS contender.No, at best, it would have been 4-1 or 4-2 Rays...Peralta's high fastballs would have killed them and Rasmussen is an underappreciated staff ace.Booser suddenly a world beater, too.White Sox have their Big 3, but not quite the star power of Caminero.And Chandler Simpson really impresses you watching him more and more. Kind of a throwback to the 80s player.
4 hours ago4 hr Rays didn’t even give up that much to get Peralta. I like Aiden Smith but he hasn’t really hit since leaving the Cal League. Gary Gill Hill has a good arm and a great name, but he’s regressed. Third player is just a guy. Nice move for them
3 hours ago3 hr 39 minutes ago, Timmy U said:Rays didn’t even give up that much to get Peralta. I like Aiden Smith but he hasn’t really hit since leaving the Cal League. Gary Gill Hill has a good arm and a great name, but he’s regressed. Third player is just a guy. Nice move for them"The knock here is the lack of power, as Pitre has only average-ish EVs and a propensity for ground balls. The realistic projection is a table-setting, OBP-heavy 2B with solid defense who could be ready by the middle of 2027, with upside for a bit more if the Mets can coax out improvements to his vertical spray."Mehhhhhhh....“Everything changed when I got traded,” Peralta told ESPN. “I said it before that I’ve been treated here as a king, and I feel really good about it. They’re working me really well here.”Tampa Bay is known throughout baseball for its ability to build pitchers and, in this case, they rebuilt Peralta back into the top-end starter he portrayed in Milwaukee prior to his Mets trade. Edited 3 hours ago3 hr by caulfield12
2 hours ago2 hr 12 hours ago, hankchifan said:Rays get Peralta, and he wins the deciding game against the Guardians, with a post season record of 3-0 and 0.67 ERA. Whereas the Sox got Castillo instead, with no wins and 8.64 ERA. IF Getz would have swung a trade for Peralta, Sox would be going to the World Series IMO. That is why I don’t support Getz for Executive of the Year.Peralta was going to bat for Mune and Montgomery (2)?
2 hours ago2 hr I think it's silly to call out the Sox for not making a move by just looking at what happened two months after the deadline and picking the guys who did well. Nobody was clamoring for Peralta at the deadline because he sucked.I think it's entirely fair, however, to call the Sox out for not being able to make these moves, and failing with the one they did try (Castillo).
2 hours ago2 hr The White Sox ran out of steam. Just like the Guardians and their pitching ran out of steam against the Rays. I honestly expected Sox to make the ALCS....but I don't think they could have won a 7 game series even if Castillo had a Peralta like turnaround. Sox pitching was on fumes and the Rays were well rested. Should be a fun world series and I am SO GLAD that schmuck Ramirez is watching from his couch just like the White Sox.
2 hours ago2 hr 4 hours ago, caulfield12 said:https://www.amazinavenue.com/new-york-mets-analysis/98808/mets-freddy-peralta-trade-return-prospects-new-yorkThe Mets finally found a package they liked for Freddy Peralta, moving him to Tampa Bay for three prospects most fans have likely never heard of. Indeed, none of these prospects ranked in the Rays’ top-10 per MLB pipeline.https://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/article/who-will-be-the-next-mlb-gm-baseball-execs-discuss-the-top-candidates-for-front-office-jobs-around-the-league-183716356.htmlSox/former Rays' Asst GM Carlos Rodriguez finishes in Top 5 vote getters for future GMs, plus two votes for Barfieldtwo Guardians execs in Top 5one vote for Rick Hahn lolJon Daniels, Senior Advisor, TB*8Brandon Gomes, General Manager, LAD5Mike Chernoff, General Manager, CLE*4Ben Sestanovich, Assistant General Manager, ATL4Matt Forman, Assistant General Manager, CLE*4James Click, VP, Strategy, TOR4Carlos Rodriguez, Assistant General Manager, CWS*4Thad Levine, Special Advisor, MIL*3Carter Hawkins, General Manager, CHC3Justin Hollander, General Manager, SEA3Michael Groopman, Assistant General Manager, BOS2Derek Falvey, former President of Baseball Ops, MIN2Josh Barfield, Assistant General Manager, CWS*2Randy Flores, Assistant General Manager, STL2Amiel Sawdaye, Assistant General Manager, AZ2Justin Horowitz, Assistant General Manager, WSHThe Mets - the same team that traded away PCA for a couple of month of Javier Baez. Woof. Such a poorly run franchise for all the money sunk into their payroll.
2 hours ago2 hr 8 minutes ago, 77 Hitmen said:The Mets - the same team that traded away PCA for a couple of month of Javier Baez. Woof. Such a poorly run franchise for all the money sunk into their payroll.Gotta be one of the worst trades in MLB history.
1 hour ago1 hr 51 minutes ago, WhiteSox2023 said:Gotta be one of the worst trades in MLB history.If PCA keeps up with this level of performance going forward....yes.
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