The Mets are close to adding an ace-level rotation arm to their rotation, and their president of baseball operations found one in his old stomping grounds.
According to multiple reports, the Mets are in serious talks to acquire All-Star pitcher Freddy Peralta from the Brewers in exchange for a prospect package that could include Jett Williams and Brandon Sproat.
The Mets would also reportedly receive RHP Tobias Myers in the deal.
Peralta, who turns 30 next summer, is coming off the best season of his career. The veteran right-hander was stellar for the Brewers, posting a personal-best 2.70 ERA with 204 strikeouts across 176.2 innings (33 starts). He also allowed just 124 hits, holding opponents to a .193 average.
The growth potential for Peralta is, without question, enormous. His advanced metrics were elite in 2025, as he ranked well above average in strikeout percentage, whiff percentage, hard-hit percentage, and extension. The results earned him a top-five finish in NL Cy Young voting.
As if his makeup wasn’t enough of a selling point, Peralta’s services in 2026 won’t even break the bank. He’s actually one of the best bargains in baseball, slated to earn only $8 million on a club option before reaching free agency next offseason.
The Mets didn’t pursue Peralta on a whim. They knew exactly who they were getting — after all, David Stearns was in the Brewers’ front office when they gave the two-time All-Star a five-year contract extension back in 2020.
With a terrific fastball-changeup-curveball mix that induces plenty of whiffs, Peralta has the arsenal to remain one of the league’s most reliable pitchers for quite some time. Over the last five seasons (139 starts), he owns a 3.30 ERA with 895 strikeouts — a laudable rate of 10.9 per nine.
