LA Dodgers may have the only top 100 prospect the NY Mets get in a Freddy Peralta trade

Freddy Peralta’s trade value won’t bring the New York Mets what they gave up to get him, two top 100 prospects. But may, if they do a deal with the Los Angeles Dodgers, they can get one back.

MLB Pipeline’s top 100 prospect list includes 98 players who are 23 or under. One player is 24 and then there’s the 70th ranked guy, River Ryan. A pitching farmhand of the Dodgers, he turns 28 in August. Just 4 games of MLB experience and exceptional results, his career has been ravaged by injuries and this year, hurt once more, he hasn’t gotten good results in Triple-A.

Ryan hasn’t pitched since mid-June due to a hamstring injury. Just a 4.46 ERA prior to getting sidelined, he’s a unique prospect that seems right up the alley of David Stearns. Would the Dodgers actually cut him loose?

River Ryan might be the only top 100 prospect the Mets can get for Freddy Peralta

This doesn’t feel like a completely random idea. The Dodgers could use some back-end rotation help. With Shohei Ohtani dropping his horn and going from unicorn to a stallion who only hits, there’s an obvious need.

There never seems to be an end to what the Dodgers will do to win a championship. Armed with such a deep farm system, they’re a team the Mets would be foolish to avoid dealing with. When it comes to rentals, what do the Mets have to lose?

With that in mind, you don’t make a trade simply because a player has lingered on a list for probably too long.

The Mets haven’t been shy about employing injured players. They tendered deals to Tylor Megill and Reed Garrett for 2026 all while knowing neither would pitch. They’ve drafted multiple players who were hurt or in the case of first round pick Carson Wiggins, one coming off of an injury and no in-game action in the current year.

Any return for Peralta will probably feel underwhelming with the best possibilities being a chance to wait out a player like Ryan or snatching under-the-radar players. The Dodgers are the same team that sent Yordan Alvarez to the Houston Astros for reliever Josh Fields.

The top part of the Dodgers farm system is filled with outfielders and some pitchers. The Mets, meanwhile, have some intriguing pitchers but not much outfield help. Even if they seem set, it can’t hurt. After all, how many first basemen were originally outfielders?

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