Sources: Rays acquire Peralta in trade with Mets

The Tampa Bay Rays are acquiring right-hander Freddy Peralta in a trade with the New York Mets, sources told ESPN's Jeff Passan on Sunday. Peralta will join the Rays' Drew Rasmussen, Shane McClanahan and Nick Martinez in one of the American League's best rotations. In return, the Mets will get three prospects -- outfielder Aidan Smith, infielder Emilien Pitre and right-hander Gary Gill Hill, according to multiple reports. The 30-year-old Peralta, a free agent this offseason, is 5-9 with a 4.99 ERA and 113 strikeouts in his 22 starts. He has pitched into the sixth inning in only 11 of them and completed five innings in 15. He is a two-time All-Star coming off a career season in which he posted a 2.70 ERA in 176⅔ innings with the Milwaukee Brewers. He was acquired by the Mets, along with Tobias Myers, in a deal that sent two top prospects to the Brewers.