How Peralta rebounded after the Mets traded him to the Rays

[u/TheSocraticGadfly]

Good story here, linking to a couple other stories that it was primarily mechanics, but not just that.

Since playing for Tampa Bay, additionally, the righty changed his delivery and pitch selection. His arm angle was significantly lower in New York than it was in Milwaukee and that elevated closer to his previous approach with the Rays. His release extension also dropped from his time with the Brewers to his time with the Mets but stabilized after the trade.

Beyond the mechanics, it was also in part pitch selection and spotting:

Despite his nickname ("Fastball Freddy") that's known around the league, he significantly increased how often he threw his changeup — especially against other right-handed batters. Meanwhile, his fastball was more effective when he did throw it. He began throwing his curveball in the strike zone more often, too, as his walk rate fell and his strike rate increased.

There's a video at the link that discusses the mechanics more.

And, another reason for a Brewers-Rays series would be to see him against his original team.

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[u/LilNello1]

It’s nice to see Freddy doing well again. I always liked him.

[u/Chambanasfinest → u/LilNello1]

Same here. Good to see things work out for him after a rough first half of the season.

[u/Weary_Capital_1379 → u/LilNello1]

As a Met fan, the most maddening thing I’ve seen in a maddening season.

[u/XZPUMAZX]

Mets had success dropping Manaea’s and Peterson’s arm angles and thought they could apply that to everyone.

I’ve been saying for years that the Yankees biggest problem is hubris - unable to see they need a change, blinded by they’re own success - The Mets are heading down that same path, but don’t have the track record of success to lean on.

[u/Unhappy_Plankton_671]

Reminds me of Mahle post trade too

[u/captainpoppy → u/Unhappy_Plankton_671]

Imagine if we had both lol

[u/Capable_Sandwich_422 → u/Unhappy_Plankton_671]

AA gets a lot of criticism, but getting Jeremy Hefner as the pitching coach was an awesome move.

[u/TheSocraticGadfly → u/Capable_Sandwich_422]

Good pitching coach can do a lot. I think of Dave Duncan caddying for La Russa with both A's and Cardinals. Man could do at least half a salvage job on all sorts of pitchers.

[u/Mister_Ku]

He couldn't HANDLE NYC . Not all athletes can handle the press and fan base .as well as the pressure

[u/Reasonable-Power]

David Stearns is a terrorist.