It has been a bizarre, disappointing season for Freddy Peralta, who joined the Mets via trade from Milwaukee last winter to great fanfare. He was expected to lead the line for a Mets club with high expectations and a higher payroll. AdvertisementAdvertisement AdvertisementInstead, Peralta became one of the many faces of a most woeful few months in Queens. After rocking a 3.30 ERA between 2021 and 2026, the gregarious Dominican slogged to a 4.99 across 22 forgettable starts with the Mets. His strikeout rate has dipped, he's giving up more hard contact and he's conjuring way fewer whiffs.