Mets get their ace, acquire Freddy Peralta from Brewers amNewYork

"The 29-year-old had a career year in 2025, going 17-6 with a 2.70 ERA and 204 strikeouts in 33 starts, finishing fifth in the NL Cy Young Award voting. He is one of just two pitchers (Dylan Cease) to record at least 200 strikeouts in each of the last three seasons and ranks second in the majors with 40 wins since the start of the 2023 season."

"In return for the pending free agent, the Mets are sending a pair of top-10 prospects, pitcher Brandon Sproat and infielder Jett Williams, to Milwaukee. Sproat becomes the Brewers' No. 1 overall pitching prospect, while Williams checks in at the organization's No. 3 overall prospect. But prospects are still suspect, and the Mets' need for a top-end starting pitcher to pair with the burgeoning Nolan McLean was dire after last season, in which the rotation imploded over the final four months of the regular season."

"Acquiring Freddy adds another established starter to help lead our rotation, president of baseball operations David Stearns said. Throughout the offseason, we sought to complement our rotation with another front-end pitcher, and we're thrilled we are able to bring Freddy to the Mets. Peralta has been traded twice in his career, and he was acquired by Stearns both times. He picked him up for the Brewers in a Dec. 9, 2015, trade with the Seattle Mariners."

Freddy Peralta was traded to the Mets from the Brewers in exchange for top prospects Brandon Sproat and Jett Williams, who become Milwaukee’s No. 1 pitching prospect and No. 3 overall prospect, respectively. The Mets added Peralta to provide a top-end starter after last season’s rotation collapse. Peralta, 29, posted a 17-6 record with a 2.70 ERA and 204 strikeouts in 33 starts in 2025 and finished fifth in NL Cy Young voting. Peralta has been traded twice in his career and was previously involved in the Dec. 9, 2015, trade with the Seattle Mariners.

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