The Tampa Bay Rays have always been a small-market team, but that has never been an excuse to be anything but among baseball’s best. While they may never land marquee free agents, you could argue they develop players better than…
The Tampa Bay Rays' mid-season acquisition of pitcher Freddy Peralta from the New York Mets has delivered strong postseason results. Peralta posted a 3.25 ERA across 10 regular-season starts with Tampa Bay and holds a 0.84 ERA through two playoff starts spanning 10.2 innings, featuring a fastball that averaged 96.9 mph in his latest outing.
Peralta, who becomes an unrestricted free agent after the season, had recorded a 4.99 ERA in 22 starts with the Mets prior to the trade. The ALCS between the Rays and Cleveland Guardians is currently tied 1-1 as the series moves to Cleveland, with manager Kevin Cash naming Griffin Jax as Tampa Bay's Game 3 starter against Cleveland's Gavin Williams.
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