The New York Mets have gotten some revenge of sorts on the Los Angeles Dodgers for Kyle Tucker.
New York is in talks to acquire two-time All-Star pitcher Freddy Peralta from the Milwaukee Brewers, Jon Heyman of the New York Post reported on Wednesday. Peralta, who had been a trade candidate for much of the offseason, will now be headed to the NL East to join the Mets’ rotation.
Jeff Passan of ESPN adds that infielder Jett Williams and RHP Brandon Sproat are going back to Milwaukee in the trade while RHP Tobias Myers will be headed to the Mets along with Peralta.
The righty Peralta, 29, led the NL last season with 17 wins. He also posted a 2.70 ERA, a 1.08 WHIP, and 204 strikeouts (Peralta’s third straight season of 200 K’s or more) over 33 starts spanning 176.2 total innings pitched.
But the Brewers were looking to move Peralta this winter, in large part because of his contract situation. Peralta is entering the final year of his contract in 2026 at a modest $8 million, so he could soon be getting very expensive.
The Mets clearly don’t mind forking over cash though as they have consistently ranked among MLB’s top spenders under owner Steve Cohen. Now Peralta is coming aboard as the possible ace of a very deep Mets staff that already features high-quality veterans such as Clay Holmes and David Peterson as well as young phenoms like Jonah Tong and Nolan McLean.
New York was having a disaster offseason after losing the likes of Pete Alonso and Edwin Diaz in free agency and trading away veteran mainstays such as Brandon Nimmo and Jeff McNeil as well. But they have quickly righted the ship in a major way, adding the one-time Dodgers target Peralta to a winter haul that already includes Bo Bichette, Marcus Semien, Luke Weaver, Devin Williams, Jorge Polanco, and this other former All-Star whom the Mets just traded for earlier this week.
