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The Brewers’ Freddy Peralta throws during the first inning against the Cincinnati Reds on Sept. 28 in Milwaukee. (AP file photo)<\/p>\n
NEW YORK \u2014 The New York Mets acquired ace pitcher Freddy Peralta and right-hander Tobias Myers from Milwaukee on Wednesday night in a trade that sent two prized young players to the Brewers.<\/p>\n
Milwaukee received pitcher Brandon Sproat and minor league infielder\/outfielder Jett Williams. Both were rated among the game\u2019s top 100 prospects by Baseball America.<\/p>\n
Peralta gives the new-look Mets a frontline starter after their rotation faltered in the second half of a hugely disappointing 2025 season. The move came hours after New York formally introduced free agent addition Bo Bichette at a Citi Field news conference, and one night after the team obtained talented center fielder Luis Robert Jr. in a trade with the Chicago White Sox.<\/p>\n
\u201cAcquiring Freddy adds another established starter to help lead our rotation,\u201d Mets president of baseball operations David Stearns said in a statement. \u201cThroughout the offseason, we sought to complement our rotation with another front-end pitcher, and we\u2019re thrilled we are able to bring Freddy to the Mets.\u201d<\/p>\n
Peralta went 17-6 with a 2.70 ERA in 33 starts last season, when he led the National League in wins and finished fifth in Cy Young Award voting. He struck out 204 batters in 176 2\/3 innings and earned his second All-Star selection.<\/p>\n
The 29-year-old Peralta hasn\u2019t been on the injured list since 2022, when the right-hander was sidelined by a strained lat and later elbow inflammation. He is set to make $8 million this season and can become a free agent following the World Series. He is the latest former Brewers player acquired by Stearns, who ran Milwaukee\u2019s front office from 2015-23.<\/p>\n
Myers, 27, was 9-6 with a 3.00 ERA in 25 starts and two relief appearances as a rookie in 2024 before going 1-2 with a 3.55 ERA in six starts and 16 relief outings last year as Milwaukee won its third consecutive division title and advanced to the NL Championship Series.<\/p>\n
Peralta\u2019s departure marks the third straight offseason in which the cost-conscious Brewers have traded a star pitcher entering the final year of his contract.<\/p>\n
Two years ago, they dealt 2021 NL Cy Young Award winner Corbin Burnes to Baltimore for infielder Joey Ortiz and left-hander DL Hall. Last winter, the Brewers sent two-time All-Star reliever Devin Williams to the New York Yankees for left-hander Nestor Cortes and third baseman Caleb Durbin.<\/p>\n
\u201cThese decisions are always tough,\u201d Brewers president of baseball operations Matt Arnold said. \u201cWe loved having Freddy Peralta here and everything he meant to this franchise. I just had an emotional call with him.\u201d<\/p>\n
Burnes and Williams both spent just one season with the teams that acquired them from Milwaukee before signing elsewhere in free agency. Burnes agreed to a $210 million, six-year contract with Arizona before the 2025 season, and Williams signed a $51 million, three-year deal with the Mets last month.<\/p>\n
Although the Brewers won\u2019t have Peralta to anchor their rotation, they do bring back two-time All-Star Brandon Woodruff, who accepted the team\u2019s $22,025,000 qualifying offer. Woodruff went 7-2 with a 3.20 ERA last year after missing the 2024 season with a shoulder injury.<\/p>\n
Hard-throwing right-hander Jacob Misiorowski got called up last June and was quickly picked for the All-Star team as a rookie. He finished 5-3 with a 4.36 ERA and 87 strikeouts in 66 innings.<\/p>\n
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AP Sports Writer Steve Megargee in Milwaukee and AP Baseball Writer Ronald Blum contributed to this report.<\/p>\n
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