Every Milwaukee Brewers fan is probably tired of hearing about Freddy Peralta and where the pitching ace might end up.
Could one potential landing spot be with the New York Yankees?
Matthew Schmidt of Yankees Roundtable recently pondered where Peralta might land and if the Yankees are in the mix for one more big deal.
Advertisement
Why would the Yankees want Peralta? Well, there’s an old adage in baseball that a team can never have enough starting pitching.
Yankees general manager Brian Cashman probably is feeling the heat to make sure the guys in pinstripes get back to the World Series very, very soon. Cashman and Yankees majority owner Hal Steinbrenner are probably sick and tired of seeing their old rivals, the Los Angeles Dodgers, take home the Commissioner’s Trophy.
For Milwaukee, any trade deal involving Peralta would need to involve valuable players. They’re not going to let him go for draft picks for a mid-level player. The Brewers need to have someone who can join the lineup and make an immediate impact.
Peralta is the ace of the Brewers’ pitching staff. He’s the one that MLB teams circle when looking at an upcoming series. Is he starting? Where will Peralta fall according to an opposing team’s own lineup?
Advertisement
When it comes to any Yankees-Brewers trade potential, Brewers general manager Matt Arnold is going to get the most bang for his bucks.
And, by the way, if the Yankees end up in any deal for Peralta, there’s going to maybe be some type of cash considerations involved, too. The Yankees have deep pockets. Milwaukee is a mid-market organization. That’s going to be a part in any trade considerations, too.
Of course, Brewers fans just might be tired of all the speculation.
Don’t expect Milwaukee to just let Peralta walk away without something in return. The Brewers know that their biggest goal in the 2026 MLB season is to get back to the National League Championship Series and, of course, into the World Series.
Advertisement
The Brewers reached the NLCS last season, only to lose to the Dodgers. There’s no real shame in losing to Los Angeles, who pretty much bought their way to a championship. When an organization’s luxury tax numbers are bigger than some other MLB teams’ total salaries, then saying they “bought” a championship isn’t too far-fetched.
But Peralta has a marketplace waiting for him. Now, let’s see what the Brewers do, if anything, when it comes to one of the team’s best starters ever.