In an offseason defined by significant change, the New York Mets are completing their roster overhaul with a flourish by acquiring top starter Freddy Peralta Wednesday night in a trade with the Milwaukee Brewers, the club announced.<\/p>\n
In exchange for the 29-year-old, who is a free agent after the season, and reliever Tobias Myers, the Brewers\u00a0are receiving\u00a0pitcher Brandon Sproat and infielder Jett Williams, both top prospects.<\/p>\n
We have acquired RHP Freddy Peralta and RHP Tobias Myers from Milwaukee in exchange for RHP Brandon Sproat and minor league INF Jett Williams. <\/p>\n
Welcome to New York, Freddy and Tobias! pic.twitter.com\/2svOj1XtbY<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 New York Mets (@Mets) January 22, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n Throughout the offseason, the Mets targeted a starter worthy of plugging into the top half of their rotation. Peralta deserves to reside at the top. The rest of the Mets\u2019 rotation is set to feature Nolan McLean, Clay Holmes, Sean Manaea, David Peterson and Kodai Senga, with Jonah Tong and Christian Scott lingering as depth.<\/p>\n The Mets were willing to meet Milwaukee\u2019s asking price<\/p>\n Executives from different teams did not view the free-agent starting pitcher class as deep in quality, and Peralta represented the best trade candidate available (the Detroit Tigers are unlikely to deal ace Tarik Skubal). The price to acquire him was always going to be high.<\/p>\n Even for just a rental, the Mets should be able to absorb the loss from their farm system, which ranks among the best. For teams interested in Peralta, the Brewers\u2019 asking price was always multiple top-100 prospects and preferably someone who could help backfill major-league innings. The Mets were better positioned to acquire Peralta than other clubs. Their pitching development program boasts several intriguing pitchers at the upper levels of the minor leagues.<\/p>\n The trade reunites Peralta with president of baseball operations David Stearns and assistant general manager Eduardo Brizuela, formerly two leaders in the Brewers\u2019 front office. In 2015, during Stearns\u2019 first year as the Brewers\u2019 general manager, he flipped veteran Adam Lind for Peralta, who was then a little-known prospect with the Seattle Mariners.<\/p>\n Over time, Peralta flourished with the Brewers, evolving from a one-pitch pitcher known as \u201cFastball Freddy\u201d to someone who leans on a full arsenal for quality outings.<\/p>\n Mets\u2019 whirlwind offseason continues<\/p>\n The addition of Peralta caps off a wild week of transactions for New York. Earlier on Wednesday, the Mets held a news conference for the signing of infielder Bo Bichette. Hours before that, on Tuesday night, they completed a deal for center fielder Luis Robert Jr.<\/p>\n Earlier this offseason \u2014 and after moving on from franchise mainstays Pete Alonso, Brandon Nimmo, Edwin Diaz and Jeff McNeil \u2014 the Mets added relievers Devin Williams and Luke Weaver, plus infielder Jorge Polanco and Marcus Semien. The offseason, however, would\u2019ve felt incomplete if the Mets failed to land someone such as Peralta, given how much their rotation struggled last season. With Peralta atop the rotation, there is less of a concern for quality innings. They got the kind of pitcher they needed.<\/p>\n Peralta in final year of team-friendly extension<\/p>\n Peralta should have been a free agent by now, but in March 2020 \u2014 when it was still unclear whether he would be a starter or a reliever \u2014 he agreed to a five-year, $15.5 million extension. The deal came with a pair of $8 million team options, which the Brewers have gladly exercised as Peralta has become a top-of-the-rotation bargain.<\/p>\n