The Milwaukee Brewers appear to poised to cash in on Freddy Peralta’s bustling trade market.

The San Francisco Giants should help them do exactly that.

The Giants, now four years removed from their last MLB playoff appearance, must find the pitching help needed to complement the star-studded lineup they’ve invested heavily in to create. And they seemingly have a good idea of how to do it.

The Giants are “among the teams in on Peralta,” per The Athletic’s Ken Rosenthal and Will Sammon, who added that the New York Yankees, Boston Red Sox, Baltimore Orioles and Houston Astros are also part of Peralta’s list of interested suitors.

Frankly, there are probably too many Peralta admirers to mention. His 2025 effort might have been the finest of his career. He posted a 17-6 record while pitching to a 2.70 ERA with 204 strikeouts in 176.2 innings pitched.

To give those numbers more context, Peralta’s 17 victories were the most in the National League and the fourth-most in the Majors. He was one of 12 pitchers to tally 200-plus punchouts. And his 10.4 K/9 tied Pittsburgh Pirates ace Paul Skenes and Los Angeles Dogers postseason star Yoshinobu Yamamoto for fifth-highest in that group.

Peralta was, in a word, ridiculous. And while the stat sheet says his dominance was perhaps outlier-adjacent, this wasn’t his first All-Star season (he was also selected in 2021) or his first 200-K performance (in fact, it was his third in a row).

He’s the kind of talent who would, in under normal circumstances, be kept far away from the trade market. However, with free agency awaiting him in 2026, and Milwaukee being limited by the typical small-market restraints, the Brewers know their days with him are probably numbered.

It’d make sense for them, then, to send him out now and get something substantial in return. The Giants should be willing to pay a significant price—within reason, of course.

They have pumped resource after resource into powering-up a lineup that features Rafael Devers, Willy Adames, Matt Chapman and Jung Hoo Lee. It’s a rock-solid group, but it’s not the kind that can singlehandedly carry this team to World Series glory.

That said, San Francisco’s greatest team success has typically been tied to dominant pitching. If the Giants want to replicate that model—with a little more thump than they’ve had before—then they need to find another high-level starter who can co-lead the rotation with Logan Webb.

And while Peralta certainly isn’t the only option available, the Giants have already ruled out other potential avenues to upgrades. They won’t smash open their piggy bank to pay what it takes to add Japanese star Tatsuya Imai. They also sound disinterested in making major, long-term commitments to MLB free agent pitchers.

That doesn’t leave many doors open to significant additions. That’s why a Peralta trade must be a priority.

Put him atop the rotation with Webb, and things could fall into place. Robbie Ray’s inconsistency would be easier to stomach as a No. 3 or No. 4 starter as opposed to being the No. 2. Landen Roupp’s lack of track record would make it trickier to trust him as more than a back-end-of-the-rotation starter right now. Then, San Francisco could fill out the staff with either pitching prospects or veterans on short-term deals.

That looks like a much more formidable group than the Giants have right now. And, frankly, it might be what’s required to generate some hope in a league—and a division—that’s becoming perennially dominated by the deep-pocketed Dodgers.

If San Francisco wants a real shot at competing with the two-time defending World Series champions, it has to add another impact pitcher to the mix. With Peralta staring the Giants right in the face, their next move should be obvious.