US EditionWilliams and Sproat Believe They'll Fit Right in with Brewers After Arriving in Peralta Trade
The Brewers' 2010 waiver claim of Marco Estrada indirectly led to acquiring Freddy Peralta, traded for prospects Jett Williams and Brandon Sproat with long-term team impact.
- On Jan. 26, 2026, the Milwaukee Brewers traded Freddy Peralta and Tobias Myers to the New York Mets for Jett Williams and Brandon Sproat, who spoke to reporters via Zoom on Monday.
- The Brewers' front office continues its recent pattern by trading an All-Star pitcher with one year left on his contract, leveraging Milwaukee Brewers' strong pitching-development reputation, Brewers president of baseball operations Matt Arnold said.
- Peralta's recent performance underscores his value with a 17-6 record, 2.70 ERA, and fifth in Cy Young voting last season, while Jett Williams hit.261 with 17 homers and 34 steals in 130 games last year.
- By swapping Peralta for prospects, Milwaukee positioned its roster for the long term by adding two players who could extend his legacy through the 2032 season, though coverage noted Milwaukee 'paid a big price'.
- Claiming Marco Estrada off waivers in February 2010 began a trade tree that led to Adam Lind moving to the Brewers and eventually funneled Freddy Peralta into their system.
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The Brewers' Rotation Options After Peralta Trade
The Brewers traded ace Freddy Peralta and swingman Tobias Myers to the Mets last week. Milwaukee generally, though not always, trades its best players as they approach their final year before free agency. There was never much chance they were going to meet Peralta’s asking price on another contract. That left the front office to decide whether to move him for controllable pieces or hold him through his final arbitration year and collect a compen…
Why the 2 newest Crew members will fit right in
MILWAUKEE – It will be a few more days before Brandon Sproat and Jett Williams, the Top 100 prospect duo acquired by the Brewers from the Mets in the Freddy Peralta trade, report to American Family Fields of Phoenix for the start of Spring Training. Neither Sproat nor Williams will
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