Mets Land Biggest Need in Blockbuster Trade to Turnaround Offseason

The ace has landed for the New York Mets.

For the second straight evening, the Mets pulled off a trade, this time acquiring frontline starter Freddy Peralta and Tobias Myers from the Milwaukee Brewers in exchange for top prospects Jett Williams and Brandon Sproat, as sources told Mets On SI.

The New York Mets are in serious talks to acquire Freddy Peralta from the Milwaukee Brewers in a trade

Jett Williams would be one of the pieces going to Milwaukee
— Pat Ragazzo (@ragazzoreport) January 22, 2026

The Mets have traded for a No. 1 starter in Peralta who went 17-6 with a 2.70 ERA in 2025 for the Brewers. Peralta has just $8 million owed to him in what is the final year of his contract this season. That is a bargain for the Mets, who had to give up two top five prospects in Williams (No. 3) and Sproat (No. 5) to get the deal done.

The Mets had spoken to teams about Williams and Sproat in potential deals for much of the offseason, sources told Mets On SI. Both Williams and Sproat are top 100 prospects in all of baseball and are coming off strong seasons in the minor leagues.

Peralta will immediately slot in atop the Mets' rotation next to Nolan McLean, Sean Manaea, Kodai Senga, David Peterson and Clay Holmes. The Mets will either have to trade a starter, go with a six-man rotation or move an arm to the bullpen. Jonah Tong and Christian Scott are other young depth starting pitching pieces they currently have.

After starting pitching was a weakness last season, Peralta and McLean have a chance to be a dominant 1-2 punch for the Mets in 2026.

As for Myers, he pitched to a 3.55 ERA, a 1.36 WHIP, 38 strikeouts and a 0.6 bWAR in 50.2 innings (22 appearances and six starts) for the Brewers last year. His best season came in his rookie campaign in 2024, where the right-hander compiled a 9-6 record, 3.00 ERA, 1.17 WHIP, 127 strikeouts and a 2.7 bWAR in 27 games (25 starts, 138 innings).

The Mets can utilize Myers, 27, as a valuable swingman who can bounce between the bullpen and spot starting. Myers will be a useful long reliever out of the Mets' 'pen most likely.

Just like that, the Mets have ultimately turned around their frustrating offseason after watching Pete Alonso and Edwin Diaz walk and trading Brandon Nimmo.

The Mets have gotten an ace, a center fielder and a star third baseman all in the span of five days. Peralta, Luis Robert Jr., Bo Bichette, Marcus Semien, Jorge Polanco, Devin Williams, Luis Garcia and Luke Weaver will likely round out the bulk of the Mets' offseason moves.

It's certainly possible that the heavy lifting of the Mets' winter is now over after the acquisition of Peralta. The Mets finally got the ace they've been seeking.

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