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With an opportunity to further bolster their rotation, the Dodgers are pushing for a Freddy Peralta trade.
The Los Angeles Dodgers aren’t done this offseason after signing Kyle Tucker to a $240 million deal. MLB insider Hector Gomez reports that the Dodgers are “strongly pushing for All-Star Freddy Peralta on trade market”. Gomez also notes that the talks are becoming increasingly intense.
Peralta broke out for the Milwaukee Brewers in 2025. He pitched to a 2.70 ERA with 204 strikeouts over 176.2 innings. His inning count and 5.5 bWAR are both career-highs. Milwaukee then exercised an $8 million club option this offseason to bring him back. But it could set the stage for them to acquire pieces they can build for the future.
At the cost of just $8 million, Peralta should be the hottest commodity in the trade market. Most of the top pitchers in free agency have already signed this offseason. At a much smaller salary, he can give the Dodgers another frontline starter to bolster one of the best rotations in MLB.
Another consequence of the trade is that the Dodgers could quickly work out an extension. They did so when they acquired Tyler Glasnow from the Rays. Glasnow got a five-year, $137.5 million extension two offseasons ago. Peralta has a stronger track record, so he’ll come with a higher price.
What Would the Dodgers Rotation Look Like with Freddy Peralta?
The addition of Peralta gives the Dodgers the best starting rotation on paper. All five starters are strong enough to anchor most teams’ rotations. Here’s how it would look if the Dodgers complete the trade.
RHP Yoshinobu Yamamoto
RHP Shohei Ohtani
LHP Blake Snell
RHP Freddy Peralta
RHP Tyler Glasnow
While it’s the best starting rotation at full strength, as the Toronto Blue Jays learned in Game 7 of the World Series, three of their starters have notable injury concerns. Ohtani and Glasnow have had multiple elbow surgeries, and Blake Snell has only made 31 starts in the last two seasons.
Peralta gives the Dodgers a durable starter in the middle of their rotation. He’s made 95 starts in each of the past three seasons. Over that stretch, he’s pitched to a 3.40 ERA and averaged 172 innings per season. Only Yamamoto exceeded that innings total for Los Angeles in 2025.
With a proven workhorse, that takes pressure off their depth. Other potential starters on the 40-man roster include Roki Sasaki, Emmet Sheehan, Bobby Miller, Landon Knack, River Ryan, and Gavin Stone. Sheehan was the lone pitcher of the group on the Dodgers’ World Series roster.
With so many arms in the organization, a six-man rotation could be inevitable following a Peralta trade. All the Dodgers’ depth starters have minor league options for the 2026 season.
What Would the Dodgers Have to Give Up?
Since the Brewers will have no shortage of suitors for Peralta, the Dodgers will have to pay a steeper price to acquire him. MLB insider Ken Rosenthal believes that Peralta should fetch a bigger return than Corbin Burnes did two offseasons ago due to the lower salary. Burnes got infielder Joey Ortiz and left-handed pitcher DL Hall from the Baltimore Orioles.
With one of the best farm systems, Los Angeles has the type of talent necessary to pull off that trade. The Dodgers are very deep in outfield prospects and could afford to trade from that strength. In addition to their deep outfield farm depth, they could deal a starter or two to make the deal happen.
A potential deal would involve moving a starter plus an outfield prospect. The Dodgers could build a package around River Ryan and Josue De Paula to land Peralta from the Brewers.
Michael McDermott Michael McDermott is a writer at Heavy Sports covering the Arizona Diamondbacks and Major League Baseball. Michael has 10 years experience writing about the D-backs and their farm system for AZ Snake Pit, Burn City Sports, and Diamondbacks On SI. More about Michael McDermott
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