MLB · NL Central · Est. 1969 · American Family Field
Updated March 16, 2026
Trading Freddy Peralta to the Mets for prospects Jett Williams and Brandon Sproat was the kind of painful-but-necessary move Milwaukee has mastered. The Brewers lose three straight seasons of 30-plus starts and 200-plus strikeouts from Peralta, but the prospect haul could fuel the next contention window.
Brandon Woodruff accepted the $22.025 million qualifying offer, giving the Brewers their most talented arm back on a one-year deal. If Woodruff can stay healthy and pitch like the ace he was pre-injury, Milwaukee's rotation goes from question mark to strength.
The Brewers' ability to develop pitching from thin air is the envy of baseball. Chad Patrick, Logan Henderson, DL Hall, Kyle Harrison, and Robert Gasser are all competing for rotation spots this spring, and history suggests at least two of them will emerge as legitimate contributors.