Joel Sherman of the New York Post reports that in their search for a left-handed reliever, the New York Mets have been connected to veterans Wandy Peralta and Brent Suter. The Mets currently have Brooks Raley as their lone lefty guaranteed to be a part of the 2024 bullpen.
Sherman also mentioned that right-hander reliever John Brebbia could be a fit for the Mets.
Peralta, 32, is coming off a strong, almost three-full-season stretch with the New York Yankees. In 2023, Peralta had a 2.83 ERA and allowed only 30 hits in 54 innings. He held lefties under a .500 OPS for the second straight season. He was also in the 94th percentile with a 57.1 groundball rate. The bad that sticks out from Peralta’s 2023 season was his 5.0 BB/9.
Overall, in 165 games for the Yankees, Peralta had a 2.82 ERA and 11 saves. Of course, Mets manager Carlos Mendoza is familiar with Peralta, and the Mets have signed multiple former Yankees already this offseason.
Suter, 34, pitched for seven seasons with Mets president of baseball operations David Stearns in Milwaukee. In 2023, Suter pitched with the Rockies and posted a 3.38 ERA and gave up only three home runs in 69 1/3 innings.
Suter was among the best in baseball in limiting hard contact, ranking in the 100th percentile in average exit velocity (84.1 mph) and 99th percentile in hard hit % (26.3).
In his seven seasons with the Brewers, Suter had a 3.51 ERA in 394 innings.
