The Mets are acquiring Freddy Peralta from the Brewers for Brandon Sproat and Jett Williams, sources told ESPN's Jeff Passan.
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The Mets are acquiring Freddy Peralta from the Brewers for Brandon Sproat and Jett Williams, sources told ESPN's Jeff Passan.The Mets will also get Tobias Myers, The Athletic's Will Sammon confirms. Coming off his fifth place finish in the NL Cy Young balloting, Peralta will join Nolan McLean, David Peterson, Clay Holmes and likely either Kodai Senga or Sean Manaea in the Mets rotation. Sproat could be a candidate to go right into Milwaukee's rotation, though it seems more likely that he'll open up in Triple-A. Williams is probably a year away, but he could be a starting shortstop or center fielder for the Brewers in 2027. The Mets will have Peralta for $8 million this year before he becomes eligible for free agency next winter.
Mets president of baseball operations David Stearns said Wednesday that it's still his intention to add a starting pitcher prior to the beginning of spring training.David Peterson, Nolan McLean, Clay Holmes, Kodai Senga and Sean Manaea would seem to be the Mets' rotation for the moment, with prospects Jonah Tong, Christian Scott, Brandon Sproat and journeyman Cooper Criswell in reserve. Depth is nice, but getting a true upgrade is going to be expensive. It's already possible that one or two of those prospects are better than the team's veterans.