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The New York Mets have expressed interest in signing All-Star right-hander Freddy Peralta to an extension.
Peralta's tenure with the Milwaukee Brewers was under general manager David Stearns, who is now the president of baseball operations with the Mets.
The two-time All-Star is 1-0 with a 4.80 ERA through his first three starts with the NL East club after the offseason trade that sent top prospects Jett Williams and Brandon Sproat to Milwaukee.
Peralta responded, "No comments about that," when asked by MLB.com's Anthony DiComo a few weeks ago about the possibility of an extension.
If Peralta and the Mets cannot agree to an extension, FanSided's Robert Murray believes the 29-year-old could earn a sizeable contract in free agency.
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"Still, an extension was a long shot before Opening Day. He feels primed to play out the final year of his contract and become a free agent, and MLB Trade Rumors mentions that his profile lines up with a similarly electric if occasionally maddening righty in Dylan Cease — who just signed a seven-year, $210 million contract," Murray wrote Friday.
"Peralta prefers a long-term deal, and if he pitches similarly to how he did in Milwaukee, he should have no shortage of options."
As one of the more reliable starters in baseball, Peralta is on the right side of 30 and could prefer to test the market.
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