There might be more to the Dodgers' reported interest in Freddy Peralta

"A couple weeks ago, an unexpected name came up connected to the Dodgers: Freddy Peralta. It didn't make a ton of sense at the time, and it still really doesn't. But since Katie Woo, Dodger beat writer for The Athletic, wrote about the Dodgers' interest in Peralta yesterday, it seems there's more smoke than initially thought. I, briefly, touched on the initial Peralta rumor earlier this month."

"If (the Dodgers) were to add a starter, I'm not sure how much sense Peralta makes, despite his Statcast profile being littered with numbers the Dodgers like in their pitchers - limits hard contact, whiffs, good expected numbers. First of all, Peralta would be, at best, the fourth-best starter in the current Dodgers' rotation, and I'd still take Tyler Glasnow over him based on familiarity and ceiling."

"Peralta, 29, is coming off a strong season as the Brewers' ace. He pitched to a 2.70 ERA (career-best), 3.64 FIP and a 19.1 K-BB%. His 3.42 xERA was 12th-best among qualified starting pitchers, while his .207 xBA was 7th-best. While his 9.1 BB% isn't great, the Dodgers don't seem terribly concerned with some of their starters having borderline 10% walk rates. Peralta's rate would have still have been better than Glasnow's 11.7 BB%, Snell's 10.2% and 's 9.3%."

Freddy Peralta, 29, is linked to the Dodgers as a potential trade target despite questions about rotation fit and the club not needing another starter. Peralta posted a 2.70 ERA, 3.64 FIP, 19.1 K-BB%, 3.42 xERA (12th among qualifiers) and .207 xBA (7th). His 9.1% walk rate is mediocre, but remains lower than some Dodgers starters' rates. His 28.2% strikeout rate ranked above only a few Dodgers pitchers. The Brewers would likely demand Emmet Sheehan in return, a trade the Dodgers might prefer to avoid unless acquiring a controllable younger bat. Peralta excels with breaking and offspeed pitches.

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