Last Wednesday, the Mets acquired all-star starting pitcher Freddy Peralta and reliever Tobias
Myers from the Milwaukee Brewers in exchange for two high-end prospects in middle infielder
Jett Williams and starting pitcher Brandon Sproat.

The Mets starting rotation has been considered a question mark with pitchers such as Sean Manea, Clay Holmes, and Kodai Senga. But with acquiring Peralta, the Mets added some much-needed stability to their rotation.

In each of the three past seasons, Peralta has eclipsed the 165-inning mark. That is very important consistency in this age of baseball. The point being, Peralta will most likely be out there every fifth day, which is supremely important, especially to the Mets.

During the 2025 season, Peralta arguably put together his best campaign. In over 176.2 innings
Peralta pitched to a 2.70 ERA, which marked as the 7th best in all of baseball! Peralta did this while pitching for the 103-win Milwaukee Brewers. Peralta also had 10.39 K/9, which ranked as the sixth highest in the game.

The Mets got a really good pitcher in Peralta. However, the Mets were required to give up a hefty amount of capital to acquire Peralta’s services. Jett Williams (#51 ranked prospect according to MLB.com) and Brandon Sproat (#100 ranked prospect) are on their way to Milwaukee. This was a great haul to get for the Brewers as Peralta will be a free agent after this upcoming season, and the Brewers were not likely to bring him back.

To consider this trade a win long-term for the Mets, they would have extend Peralta’s contract. One year of Freddy Peralta is awesome, but at the expense of young players such as Jett Williams and Brandon Sproat, I’m not so sure.

Either way, at least for now the Mets starting rotation is much better than it was before the trade, and they are now much better equipped to win the 2026 World Series.