David Stearns

We've got to keep working.

We like our rotation.

And I think being able to add Freddie as somewhat of a stabilizing force to help lead our rotation.

Probably gives a little bit of space to some of our younger pitchers.

I'm not going to speculate on that on day one here.

We'll let Freddie get acclimated to the organization, and any conversations that we may have or have in the future, I think we're going to do our best to keep private and not talk about publicly.

Without further ado, I'd like to turn it over to Mets President of Baseball Operations, David Stearns.

Thank you, everyone.

Appreciate everyone joining us this afternoon.

Very excited to talk about our recent trade.

Very happy to be able to add both Freddie Peralta and Tobias Myers to our organization, to our team.

Freddie has clearly established himself as...

one of the top starters in baseball, one of the most consistent starters in baseball over the past few years, a player I know well, a player I trust, and a player who I think is going to mesh very well with our organization, our team, and our city.

Tobias is a player who's a great development story.

He worked really hard to get to where he is right now.

A pitcher who has demonstrated an ability to help a team both in a rotation and out of the bullpen.

That versatility fits well on our roster, and I think he's going to help us as well.

We've talked throughout the offseason about our desire to add to our starting pitching group, to find a starter who can pitch in the top half of our rotation.

And I'm certainly very pleased that we're able to do this here with this transaction.

And then before I take questions, just also want to thank our baseball operations department and our group.