{"id":613052,"date":"2026-03-08T08:28:19","date_gmt":"2026-03-08T08:28:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/613052\/"},"modified":"2026-03-08T08:28:19","modified_gmt":"2026-03-08T08:28:19","slug":"peraltas-request-for-long-extension-isnt-quite-what-mets-want-to-hear-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/613052\/","title":{"rendered":"Peralta\u2019s Request For Long Extension Isn\u2019t Quite What Mets Want To Hear"},"content":{"rendered":"

Say this for pitcher Freddy Peralta\u2014he learns fast<\/a>. The New York Mets new ace may be new to a big-market team, but he already knows what to do when it comes to his next contract.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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I am in the same boat as you.<\/p>\n

I am in the same boat as you.<\/p>\n

I mean, I am kind of impartial about Especially ’cause baseball having captains is kind of an unusual thing in itself.<\/p>\n

I mean, I am kind of impartial about Especially ’cause baseball having captains is kind of an unusual thing in itself.<\/p>\n

It’s not unheard of.<\/p>\n

It’s not unheard of.<\/p>\n

I don’t mind it, but again, it’s just not common.<\/p>\n

I don’t mind it, but again, it’s just not common.<\/p>\n

Well, ’cause obviously soccer, there are captains, you wear the armbands.<\/p>\n

Well, ’cause obviously soccer, there are captains, you wear the armbands.<\/p>\n

The NFL, you have the captain’s patches.<\/p>\n

The NFL, you have the captain’s patches.<\/p>\n

in the NHL, you get letters.<\/p>\n

in the NHL, you get letters.<\/p>\n

In other sports, I mean, captain culture is a huge thing.<\/p>\n

In other sports, I mean, captain culture is a huge thing.<\/p>\n

Baseball is not one of those sports, and Steve Cohen, in the full interview, the full clip, he kinda touched on that.<\/p>\n

Baseball is not one of those sports, and Steve Cohen, in the full interview, the full clip, he kinda touched on that.<\/p>\n

I mean, he’s like, “In baseball, this doesn’t really happen.”<\/p>\n

I mean, he’s like, “In baseball, this doesn’t really happen.”<\/p>\n

And I mean, I think in a baseball– in a locker room like baseball, where the camaraderie is so unique in its own right, I mean, I think even without naming a captain, there will be leaders or older guys or whoever.<\/p>\n

And I mean, I think in a baseball– in a locker room like baseball, where the camaraderie is so unique in its own right, I mean, I think even without naming a captain, there will be leaders or older guys or whoever.<\/p>\n

I mean, there will be certain guys in the clubhouse that people will just gravitate to anyway, which I think is kinda what Steve Cohen is getting at.<\/p>\n

I mean, there will be certain guys in the clubhouse that people will just gravitate to anyway, which I think is kinda what Steve Cohen is getting at.<\/p>\n

I mean, the locker room’s sorting out.<\/p>\n

I mean, the locker room’s sorting out.<\/p>\n

There’s a bunch of layover personnel changes every year.<\/p>\n

There’s a bunch of layover personnel changes every year.<\/p>\n

I mean, I think leaving it up to the players is probably the safest option.<\/p>\n

I mean, I think leaving it up to the players is probably the safest option.<\/p>\n

I think there’s, I’m trying to find the right word.<\/p>\n

I think there’s, I’m trying to find the right word.<\/p>\n

I was gonna say dichotomy.<\/p>\n

I was gonna say dichotomy.<\/p>\n

I don’t think that’s it.<\/p>\n

I don’t think that’s it.<\/p>\n

I think it’s a juxtaposition where at our level, obviously, like Pete is a captain on our team.<\/p>\n

I think it’s a juxtaposition where at our level, obviously, like Pete is a captain on our team.<\/p>\n

Shout out Pete the captain.<\/p>\n

Shout out Pete the captain.<\/p>\n

Captain Pete.<\/p>\n

Captain Pete.<\/p>\n

But Captain Pete.<\/p>\n

But Captain Pete.<\/p>\n

But we have three other captains as well as Pete, but it’s also different because here you guys have a lot of self-guided training.<\/p>\n

But we have three other captains as well as Pete, but it’s also different because here you guys have a lot of self-guided training.<\/p>\n

You do not have regiments where you’re with the team all the time, every day, compared to professionals who get paid, so they don’t need a guy their age or younger than them or whatever on the team as a captain telling them what to be doing.<\/p>\n

You do not have regiments where you’re with the team all the time, every day, compared to professionals who get paid, so they don’t need a guy their age or younger than them or whatever on the team as a captain telling them what to be doing.<\/p>\n

Mm-hmm.<\/p>\n

Mm-hmm.<\/p>\n

But like with Pete and the other guys, like usually they’re in the group chat telling the dudes what’s up, giving us updates.<\/p>\n

But like with Pete and the other guys, like usually they’re in the group chat telling the dudes what’s up, giving us updates.<\/p>\n

Yeah.<\/p>\n

Yeah.<\/p>\n

Well, us, I don’t have to practice, but giving the dudes updates, whatever else, dudes you can rally around, guys you’re around frequently.<\/p>\n

Well, us, I don’t have to practice, but giving the dudes updates, whatever else, dudes you can rally around, guys you’re around frequently.<\/p>\n

So I think it’s definitely different because like we’re doing it for free.<\/p>\n

So I think it’s definitely different because like we’re doing it for free.<\/p>\n

They’re getting paid to do it.<\/p>\n

They’re getting paid to do it.<\/p>\n

So you really don’t need captains in baseball.<\/p>\n

So you really don’t need captains in baseball.<\/p>\n

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