{"id":538678,"date":"2026-01-26T10:13:41","date_gmt":"2026-01-26T10:13:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/538678\/"},"modified":"2026-01-26T10:13:41","modified_gmt":"2026-01-26T10:13:41","slug":"mets-news-freddy-peralta-vidal-brujan-richard-lovelady","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/538678\/","title":{"rendered":"Mets News: Freddy Peralta, Vidal Bruj\u00e1n, Richard Lovelady"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Mets made yet another move yesterday, albeit a relatively minor one, as they acquired former top prospect Vidal Bruj\u00e1n from the Twins for cash considerations<\/a> and designated left-handed reliever Richard Lovelady for assignment.<\/p>\n

Deesha Thosar writes that the Mets saved their offseason with a pivotal week<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Fellow executives see the Mets\u2019 trade with the Brewers as a win-win for both teams<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Ken Rosenthal wonders whether or not the Mets are a better team<\/a> now than they were in 2025.<\/p>\n

Speaking of prognostications, the 2026 Mets\u2019 ZiPS projections<\/a> were published yesterday.<\/p>\n

Will the Mets get more than one year of Freddy Peralta<\/a>? The 29-year-old pitcher is reportedly open to an extension<\/a>.<\/p>\n

David Stearns, who spoke to the media about the trade yesterday, didn\u2019t want to speculate<\/a> on a potential extension with Peralta, for whom he\u2019s traded twice in his front office career.<\/p>\n

If you want to mark you calendars for Mets games you\u2019ll watch to listen to on the radio this season, FOX Sports released its schedule of broadcasts for the 2026 season<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Here\u2019s how the Mets\u2019 trade for Freddy Peralta\u2014alongside the Yankees\u2019 signing of Cody Bellinger\u2014affects the market<\/a> for the remainder of the offseason.<\/p>\n

Neither the Mets nor the Yankees think they could meet the high asking price<\/a> for Tigers ace Tarik Skubal in a trade.<\/p>\n

Will Leitch looks at teams that missed the postseason in 2025 but might make it in 2026<\/a>, and you likely won\u2019t be surprised to hear that the Mets are included.<\/p>\n

Carlos Beltr\u00e1n visited the Hall of Fame yesterday<\/a> ahead of his induction this summer, and he answered questions<\/a> about his involvement in the Astros\u2019 sign-stealing scandal.<\/p>\n

Jett Williams shared a post<\/a> thanking the Mets organization and Mets fans.<\/p>\n

The Mets announced their player development staff for 2026<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Around the National League East<\/p>\n

Federal Baseball wondered if the Freddy Peralta trade was an indication that the Nationals would keep MacKenzie Gore<\/a>. A few hours later, the Nationals traded MacKenzie Gore<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The Nationals also claimed right-handed pitcher Gus Varland off waivers<\/a> and designated catcher Riley Adams for assignment.<\/p>\n

Battery Power looked at what Chris Sale might do in 2026<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The Good Phight wrote about getting old and watching the Phillies\u2019 roster do the same thing<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The Phillies are bringing left-handed reliever Tim Mayza back on a minor league deal<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The Marlins acquired prospect Carlos Martinez from the Giants<\/a> in exchange for international bonus pool space.<\/p>\n

Around Major League Baseball<\/p>\n

The Mets weren\u2019t the only team to pick up a former top prospect yesterday, as the Yankees claimed Marco Luciano off waivers from the Orioles<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The Twins signed left-handed reliever Taylor Rogers\u2014not to be confused with his twin brother Tyler, who finished last season with the Mets\u2014to a one-year, $2 million deal<\/a>.<\/p>\n

South Side Sox graded the White Sox\u2019 trade<\/a> of Luis Robert Jr. to the Mets, and Chicago\u2019s American League franchise signed LaMonte Wade Jr. to a minor league deal<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Speaking of Chicago, the Cubs and Chas McCormick agreed to a minor league deal<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The Tigers signed outfielder Corey Julks to a minor league deal<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Baseball Prospectus looked at the effect that bat speed had<\/a> on the free agent market this offseason.<\/p>\n

Yesterday at Amazin\u2019 Avenue<\/p>\n

We got to know Freddy Peralta<\/a> and Luis Robert Jr.<\/a><\/p>\n

Our countdown of the Mets\u2019 top prospects continued with number ten: Jack Wenninger<\/a>.<\/p>\n

This Date in Mets History<\/p>\n

Legendary Mets broadcast Ralph Kiner finally got his place in Cooperstown when he was elected to the Hall of Fame for his fantastic career as a player on this date in 1975<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Mets made yet another move yesterday, albeit a relatively minor one, as they acquired former top prospect…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":538679,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2396],"tags":[5,101,41599,4,1690,61,2548,4203],"class_list":{"0":"post-538678","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-new-york-mets","8":"tag-baseball","9":"tag-mets","10":"tag-mets-morning-news","11":"tag-mlb","12":"tag-new-york","13":"tag-new-york-mets","14":"tag-newyork","15":"tag-newyorkmets"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@mlb\/115960873613499333","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/538678","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=538678"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/538678\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/538679"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=538678"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=538678"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=538678"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}