The New York Mets continued their barrage in talent acquisition, trading for two-time All-Star right-handed pitcher Freddy Peralta from the Milwaukee Brewers alongside Tobias Myers, in exchange for prospects Jett Williams and Brandon Sproat, according to multiple media reports.
In 2025, Peralta, 29, was one of the most efficient arms in the Brewers’ starting rotation. He finished the season with a 2.70 ERA, a career low, paired with a 5.5 wins above replacement (WAR), the second-highest on the club.
Through his career, Peralta has started 162 matchups, averaging a 3.59 ERA. The Brewers finished first in the NL Central in 2025, with 97 wins and 65 losses.
Peralta debuted in 2018 for Milwaukee, where he spent his entire professional career of eight seasons, winning two All-Star selections, and finishing fifth in Cy Young voting in 2025.
He represents the second headline-grabbing move for the Mets in under a week, after New York reached an agreement with free agent shortstop Bo Bichette — also a two-time All-Star — on a three-year, $126 million deal on Jan. 16.
Myers started six games for the Brewers in 2025, concluding his season with a 3.55 ERA and 38 strikeouts. The 27-year-old has 10 career wins and a 3.3 WAR.
Williams, 22, has yet to debut in the majors, but he finished 2025 with the Mets’ Double-A affiliate, the Binghamton Rumble Ponies. Williams recorded 99 hits, 37 RBIs and 10 home runs through 96 games after Triple-A promotion.
Sproat, 25, was recently promoted to the majors for the first time in his young career, where he started four games in the Big Apple. Through 20.2 innings pitched, Sproat surrendered 18 hits and 11 runs batted in, with no home runs.
The Mets finished with a 83-79 record in 2025, missing out on the playoffs in the waning moments of the regular season.
