"Veteran reliever Wandy Peralta will forgo the opt-out in his contract, reports Annie Heilbrunn of the San Diego Union-Tribune. Peralta's four-year, $16.5MM contract contained opt-out opportunities after each season. He's exercising a $4.45MM player option for the 2026 season and will have one final player option for the same amount next offseason. Peralta effectively has two years and $8.9MM remaining on his contract, with an opt-out at the midway point."
"He might've had a chance to beat that in free agency on the back of a 3.14 ERA in a career-high 71 2/3 innings, but it's far from a sure thing. The 34-year-old doesn't exactly have age on his side, and this year's 20.1% strikeout rate and 9.6% walk rate were both a fair bit worse than the league average."
Wandy Peralta will forgo the opt-out and exercise a $4.45MM player option for 2026, leaving one identical player option for 2027. The four-year, $16.5MM deal now has two years and $8.9MM remaining with a mid-contract opt-out possibility. Peralta posted a 3.14 ERA across a career-high 71 2/3 innings, but his 20.1% strikeout rate and 9.6% walk rate trailed league averages. The 34-year-old still sits 95–96 mph with his sinker and induces grounders near a 60% clip. He has primarily worked in low- and medium-leverage spots and will remain a heavily used bullpen piece for San Diego.
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