MLB trade deadline: Mets pull plug on Freddy Peralta, deal him to Rays

Freddy Peralta's Mets career was a massive disappointment. (IMAGN IMAGES via Reuters Connect / REUTERS)The New York Mets have seen enough of Freddy Peralta.Six months after acquiring the starting pitcher in one of the splashiest moves of the offseason, the Mets are dealing him to the Tampa Bay Rays at the MLB trade deadline, according to multiple reports.The deal is a pure rental, as the 30-year-old Peralta is set to hit free agency this winter. After the Rays missed out on Tarik Skubal, who’s headed to the Dodgers, Peralta will join a starting rotation that includes Shane McClanahan, Drew Rasmussen and Nick Martinez.Peralta was supposed to be the headliner of the Mets' new look rotation after last year's disappointment, in which New York won only 83 games and missed the playoffs. This yea