"The Democrats are dead inside. Their souls are dead. They have no soul left. Their Trump Derangement Syndrome left them in near extinction."
Those are the words of former Congressman George Santos to the South Shore Press after Democratic members of Congress refused to applaud a 13-year-old boy battling brain cancer during President Trump's joint address to Congress.
The New York Mets have a new ace, and fantasy owners have been accustomed to viewing Freddy Peralta as a near-ace for some time. The move to a more pitcher-friendly park should help, but do not overreach, because the reality is that the lineup around him is roughly the same and the bullpen is likely worse at protecting his leads. Peralta has been a standout for years, and slotting him in as a high-value fantasy arm is easy. The question is just how high he should go.
