"President of baseball operations David Stearns later addressed the media via videoconference and his comments matched that reporting. "I'm not going to speculate on that Day 1 here," Stearns said of the extension possibility, per Jorge Castillo of ESPN. "We'll let Freddy get acclimated to the organization. And, you know, any conversations that we may have or have in the future I think we're going to do our best to keep private and not talk about publicly.""
"The reason Peralta was traded away from Milwaukee is that the Brewers generally don't spend at a level to keep their best players. Guys like , Corbin Burnes and Devin Williams have all been traded in recent years as they reached free agency. Peralta ended up going down the same road but his new club has far deeper pockets than his previous team. Stearns is very familiar with Peralta and is clearly fond of him. He already signed him to an extension once, when both were with the Brewers back in 2020."
The Mets acquired right-hander Freddy Peralta from the Brewers and do not plan to pursue an immediate contract extension. The club intends to give Peralta time to get comfortable with the organization before engaging in extension discussions. President of baseball operations David Stearns said he would not speculate on Day 1 and emphasized that future conversations would be kept private. The Brewers traded Peralta partly because they typically do not spend enough to retain top players, while the Mets have greater financial flexibility. Stearns previously signed Peralta to an extension in 2020 and traded prospects to reunite with him.
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