Peralta's first season in San Diego was relatively uneventful, as he posted a 3.99 ERA and 1.20 WHIP while recording 11 holds over 46 appearances covering 38.1 innings. If there was one red flag to point out in his performance, it's that he posted a meager 13.6% strikeout rate, the lowest mark of his career. Peralta has never been a big strikeout pitcher though, and his fastball velocity remained around where it has been throughout his nine big-league seasons, so the dip in K rate isn't a major concern (especially since it came with one of the lowest walk rates - 8.0% - of his career). Peralta's specialty has always been inducing groundballs, and he continued to be one of the better relievers in the league at that skill last year. The southpaw should remain a lefty specialist for the Padres after exercising his player option for 2025, but his lack of punchouts in a setup role make him an uninspiring option in fantasy. Read Past Outlooks