Milwaukee made the trade largely for financial reasons, though they receive two Top 100 prospects who will get real opportunities. But New York arguably got a steal from the Brewers. It helped that Mets president of baseball operations David Stearns was Milwaukee’s general manager when the team acquired Peralta in 2015 and watched him transform into an ace. At the price point, the value he brings, and the need he fills, Peralta might be their best acquisition of a busy offseason.
