Freddy Peralta

What the Deadline Charged for the Best Pitcher in Baseball

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omparison graphic showing two deadline trades. Skubal to the Dodgers moved DraftKings from +190 to +150 and Caesars from +175 to +150, or 34.5 to 40 percent implied. Peralta to the Rays moved BetMGM from +1600 to +1300, or 5.9 to 7.1 percent, for prospects ranked 15th, 26th and 27th.

On Saturday we asked whether a deadline acquisition moves a team’s probability as far as it moves the price. Skubal trade odds have answered, and the answer arrived early, because Los Angeles landed Tarik Skubal that same night rather than waiting for Monday’s six o’clock cutoff. Detroit sent the back-to-back American League Cy Young winner … Read more

What the Brewers Peralta Trade Says About Deadline Prices

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Comparison graphic showing Milwaukee opened the 2026 season at 35-1 to win the World Series after trading Freddy Peralta, and is 68-41 on August 1. New York opened at 13-1 after acquiring him and is 47-64. Peralta posted a 2.70 ERA in 33 starts in 2025 and a 4.99 ERA in 22 starts in 2026.

The trade deadline closes Monday at 6 p.m. Eastern. Whoever lands Tarik Skubal or Freddy Peralta will watch their World Series price shorten inside the hour, and plenty of people will read that move as information about October. The Brewers Peralta trade from January is worth sitting with first. That deal let the market put … Read more