Milwaukee Brewers Open To Offers For Starting Pitcher Freddy Peralta

[Matthew Lenz]

Coming off a campaign that saw them have the best record in baseball, the Milwaukee Brewers are reportedly open to offers on their rotation ace, Freddy Peralta .

A couple of weeks ago, Andy McCullough of The Athletic reported that the "[Milwaukee] Brewers are expected to at least field offers for starting pitcher Freddy Peralta."

Across 33 starts in 2025, Peralta pitched 176 2/3 innings, recording 204 strikeouts to surpass the 200-strikeout mark for the third consecutive season, joining an exclusive group in franchise history. Peralta finished the regular season with a strong 2.70 ERA, though his expected outcomes metrics suggest some regression moving forward with a 3.64 FIP per FanGraphs. His production led to his second All-Star selection and generated a 5.5 bWAR. He has an $8 million team option for 2026 and will be a free agent at season's end.

As a "small market" team, the Brewers have become accustomed to flipping high-end assets on expiring contracts for younger, controllable assets - as they did with Corbin Burnes following the 2023 season. Though Peralta doesn't have the track record that Burnes had, a weak free agent class could drive up his value.

Do you think the Brewers should trade Peralta? 

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[Soupy]

If the Crew can sign Woodruff to a contract then trading Freddy makes some sense. But we are going to be in it next year so why not keep him. It would have to be a really good offer. 

[brewcrewdue80]

A top 15 prospect and another of that team's top 10 prospects.  Dont care if its a 1 year rental. Any mid-large market offers a QO. Insane price cost? Keep him and QO after 26.