Padres signing Wandy Peralta

Photo by Mike Carlson/MLB Photos via Getty ImagesThe San Diego Padres have made their first move since the beginning of the year and it’s another reliever. They’ve reportedly agreed to a four-year deal (or one-year deal since there are three player opt-outs) with former New York Yankee Wandy Peralta.

Free-agent left-handed reliever Wandy Peralta in agreement with Padres on four-year, $16.5M contract with three opt-outs, sources tells me and @dennistlin. Deal is pending a physical.

— Ken Rosenthal (@Ken_Rosenthal) January 31, 2024 The biggest areas of need are still outfield and in the rotation so this was one of those A.J. Preller moves that nobody saw coming. Peralta, 32, has posted two…