Blue Jays have no reason to call Mets for this two-time All-Star if New York continues to struggle

Blue Jays have no reason to call Mets for this two-time All-Star if New York continues to struggle originally appeared on The Sporting News . Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here . There aren't going to be many better pitchers available on the trade market at the deadline than Freddy Peralta of the New York Mets .

There are many teams around the league that could use his services, including the Toronto Blue Jays . There are still questions about whether the Mets are actually going to trade him, but there's really only one scenario in which David Stearns and Steve Cohen would say it makes more sense to hold on to him. If Peralta decides to take an extension before the deadline, that would be a signal that he's going to stay in New York.

If not, that's where a team like Toronto could be in favor of making a trade for him. “Toronto is beginning to figure it out. The Blue Jays' rotation has held up remarkably well despite an onslaught of injuries.

The bullpen is on solid ground with Louis Varland in the closer spot. The bats, after a sluggish start, are beginning to heat up. Kazuma Okamoto in particular is looking like the star infielder Toronto needed in place of Bo Bichette.