Milwaukee Brewers president of baseball operations Matt Arnold addressed the future of ace Freddy Peralta amid rumors of a potential trade developing over the winter.

The Brewers are one of the lower payroll teams in MLB, which limits their ability to retain players who will soon hit free agency.

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In an effort to keep the organization running, Milwaukee adopts an approach that deals with players before they can be lost to the open market for nothing.

Despite making the NLCS and having the best record in baseball last season, the Brewers could end up losing players instead of adding more talent to make a further push up the ladder.

According to reporting from Robert Murray of FanSided, the Brewers have a robust market of suitors for Peralta, who is only making $8 million next season and then hitting the free agent market.

“Freddy Peralta is a prominent name on the trade market, and ‘almost every team is interested’ in the right-hander,” Murray wrote.

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However, Arnold said, “I anticipate him being part of our team moving forward.”

While from an on-field perspective the Brewers would love to keep Peralta, the realities of their situation as “the smallest market in the league,” per Arnold, will force them to listen to offers.

If they get a tantalizing prospect package complete of young, cost-controlled players, Milwaukee will have to consider it. A deal involving a big-name Brewers player before they hit free agency has precedent, as both Corbin Burnes and Josh Hader followed a similar fate.

“We’ve had to make tough decisions on the (Josh) Hader’s and Corbin Burnes’ of the world,” Arnold said. “Freddy is certainly in that conversation.”

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With the lack of quality starting pitching options, Peralta stands out as a name contending teams could explore adding if they are lacking an ace or even a high-level No. 2 arm.

Last season, Peralta was worth 5.5 bWAR, putting up a 2.70 ERA in 176.2 innings pitched. His FIP was 3.64, indicating some fielding luck, but his 1.075 WHIP demonstrated his elite ability to limit base runners.

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