"The Padres suffered huge losses to their pitching staff in the 2025 offseason, losing Yu Darvish to injury as well as Nestor Cortes and Dylan Cease to free agency. They retained Michael King - bringing the right-hander back on a three-year deal - and still have Nick Pivetta under contract for several seasons, but behind those two, there isn't much to ride home about in the Padres' rotation."
"The Dodgers need Peralta much less than the Padres, but Peralta could still play a big role for L.A. if they were to trade for him. Los Angeles ran a six man rotation in 2025, giving Clayton Kershaw, Shohei Ohtani, Yoshinobu Yamamoto, Blake Snell, Tyler Glasnow and Emmet Sheehan regular starts towards the end of the year. Roki Sasaki will also return to starting in 2026, and will fill the spot Kershaw left."
Freddy Peralta is drawing trade interest from both the San Diego Padres and Los Angeles Dodgers. Peralta earns $8 million this season and is a two-time All-Star approaching his final season before free agency. The Padres lost Yu Darvish to injury and lost Nestor Cortes and Dylan Cease to free agency, leaving limited rotation depth beyond Michael King and Nick Pivetta. The Dodgers carried a six-man rotation in 2025 with high-profile starters and expect Roki Sasaki, Gavin Stone, and River Ryan to factor into 2026 plans. Peralta would likely secure a rotation role with either team.
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