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After signing Bo Bichette and trading for Luis Robert Jr., the Mets had one more big move in a week. On January 21, they traded Jett Willliams and Brandon Sproat to the Brewers in exchange for Freddy Peralta and Tobias Myers. While Peralta was the bigger name and centerpiece of the trade, Tobias Myers isn’t […]
From Amazin' Avenue | 11 days ago | 3 reads
On January 21, 2026, Jett Williams was traded to the Milwaukee Brewers. This list, and Williams’ place on it, was compiled back in late-November. For continuity’s sake, I decided upon including Williams’ profile, but for all intents and purposes, every player on our list below Williams can be considered to have moved up a spot […]
From Amazin' Avenue | 11 days ago | 4 reads
(UPDATE: An incorrect salary was fixed, and a better summary is included at the bottom of the post.) At the start of the offseason, we looked at the initial payroll projection for 2026. While not much has changed to the roster since then, there have been some adjustments. As the end of January approaches, and […]
From Brew Crew Ball | 11 days ago | 1 read
While announcing the Craig Kimbrel signing that had already been reported upon, the Mets also revealed another low-stakes acquisition of a veteran player. The team has inked long-time Dodgers catcher Austin Barnes to a minor league deal with an invitation to spring training. The 36-year-old Barnes had spent over a decade in the Dodgers organization, […]
From Amazin' Avenue | 11 days ago | 1 read
On January 21, 2026, Brandon Sproat was traded to the Milwaukee Brewers. This list, and Sproat’s place on it, was compiled back in late-November. For continuity’s sake, I decided upon including Sproat’s profile, but for all intents and purposes, every player on our list below Sproat can be considered to have moved up a spot […]
From Amazin' Avenue | 12 days ago | 6 reads
The Chicago Cubs, having brought back Christian Bethancourt as a third/veteran/depth catcher on a minor league deal, were probably not going to be a realistic return spot for Reese McGuire. Sure, they added two of those types last offseason (McGuire and Carlos Perez), but McGuire has since shown he can still be a quality big league back-up, and Moises Ballesteros has since emerged as a relative lock for the big league roster (where he might occasionally serve, himself, as the emergency third c...
From Bleacher Nation | Chicago Sports News, Rumors, and a Reasonable Level of Obsession | 12 days ago | 2 reads
By this point in the year, most of the major publications — other than Baseball Prospectus, which deserves its own article — have released their list of the top 100 prospects in baseball heading into the 2026 season. I already covered the Brewers prospects named to MLB Pipeline and Baseball America’s lists, but ESPN and […]
From Brew Crew Ball | 12 days ago | 0 reads
We’re here to talk about the one thing on everybody’s minds: who is going to be the Milwaukee Brewers’ backup catcher when the 2026 season starts? There was a bit of news on this front on Tuesday, when the Brewers — after rumors swirled for some time — signed the Chicago Cubs’ 2025 backup, Reese […]
From Brew Crew Ball | 12 days ago | 1 read
Just a day after I wrote about the Brewers notably inviting two catchers to spring training, they’ve tacked on another catcher to that group. Veteran catcher Reese McGuire, who spent last season with the Cubs, has agreed to a minor league deal with Milwaukee with an invite to major league spring training, per Curt Hogg. […]
From Brew Crew Ball | 12 days ago | 1 read
22. Yujanyer Herrera (115 points, 15 ballots) Herrera turned 22 a few months ago, but he has been a professional for over six years, having been signed in August 2019 out of Venezuela by the Brewers for only a $10k bonus. Due to the pandemic, Herrera didn’t throw a pitch in affiliated ball until 2021 and he […]
From Purple Row | 13 days ago | 1 read
The Milwaukee Brewers announced a list of nine prospects who are invited to the team’s spring training as non-roster invitees. The group is headlined by shortstop Jesús Made, who ranks as the team’s No. 1 prospect and as a consistent top five MLB prospect across expert rankings. Plenty has been said about Made on this […]
From Brew Crew Ball | 14 days ago | 3 reads
The pre-2026 prospect rankings lists continue to swoon over Orioles catcher Samuel Basallo. In ESPN’s top 100 list published today, Kiley McDaniel ranks Basallo as MLB’s #4 prospect, behind only the consensus top three in baseball, Konnor Griffin (Pirates), Kevin McGonigle (Tigers), and Jesús Made (Brewers). ESPN’s ranking is the highest that Basallo has received […]
From Camden Chat | 14 days ago | 2 reads
When Brewers fans talk about the bullpen, names like Trevor Megill or Abner Uribe usually dominate the conversation. That makes sense. Closers and flamethrowers tend to get the attention. But one of the most important arms in Milwaukee’s bullpen is not the one finishing games or lighting up the radar gun. It is Jared Koenig, […]
From Brew Crew Ball | 15 days ago | 5 reads
On Friday, MLB Pipeline released their annual preseason ranking of the league’s top 100 prospects. Five Brewers made the cut, all of whom were also named to Baseball America’s Top 100 prospects just a few days earlier. Since I already briefly profiled each prospect when the Baseball America list came out, I won’t repeat myself. […]
From Brew Crew Ball | 15 days ago | 3 reads
On Wednesday, we got news many of us have expected all offseason: after eight years in Milwaukee, Freddy Peralta has been traded. I am not here to analyze that trade (Jason both reported on the trade and looked at what the return, Brandon Sproat and Jett Williams, will offer the 2026 Brewers, and we’ll have […]
From Brew Crew Ball | 17 days ago | 3 reads
The Milwaukee Brewers play big. The zythophilian juggernauts of the NL Central have the same number of division titles as the Dodgers over the past half decade. They’ve been punching down on the incompetent and/or uncompetitive clubs in their division, while managing to outmaneuver the Chicago Cubs, and pushing the St. Louis Cardinals into their […]
From Lookout Landing | 18 days ago | 6 reads
In this episode of the Royals Rundown Podcast, Jeremy “Hokius” Greco breaks down one of the most intriguing moves of the MLB offseason: the New York Mets’ trade for Freddy Peralta. Using the Mets and Brewers as case studies, Jeremy examines how aggressive roster building contrasts with the growing risk aversion among mid-tier teams—including the […]
From Royals Review | 18 days ago | 5 reads
Baseball America just announced their top 100 prospects in baseball heading into the 2026 season. Let’s take a look at which Brewers prospects made the cut: 4. SS Jesus Made I’ve written about Made a lot over the last year (and this offseason), so there isn’t a lot to say about him that hasn’t already […]
From Brew Crew Ball | 18 days ago | 5 reads
Episode 46 of the Bleacher Nation Cubs Podcast is officially live! In this week’s episode, Brett and I talk about the explosion of roster changes the Mets underwent, especially this week. And that includes, of course, a healthy discussion about the Freddy Peralta trade. We keep coming up against this wall wherein we know the trade is a good idea, but can’t bring ourselves to want the Cubs to do something similar. In the middle of that conversation, we go off on a wide tangent about M...
From Bleacher Nation | Chicago Sports News, Rumors, and a Reasonable Level of Obsession | 18 days ago | 5 reads
It feels increasingly likely that MacKenzie Gore will be on the Nationals Opening Day roster. Those odds only went up when the Mets swung a trade for Brewers ace Freddy Peralta. The teams desperate to make a move for a starting pitcher are decreasing by the day. With that in mind, it really feels like […]
From Federal Baseball | 19 days ago | 4 reads
When discussion about a Freddy Peralta trade came up during the offseason, there was one consistent message sent with any rumor: If the Brewers decide to trade Peralta, they were not just looking at prospects. They wanted MLB-ready talent that would be under team control for several years. In their trade with the Mets for […]
From Brew Crew Ball | 19 days ago | 1 read
Meet the Mets The Mets acquired Freddy Peralta and Tobias Myers from the Brewers in exchange for Brandon Sproat and Jett Williams. Peralta is the ace the team had been missing and might be the final piece in a busy offseason. Bo Bichette was formally introduced at Citi Field, and he is confident he can […]
From Amazin' Avenue | 19 days ago | 7 reads
The trade we expected to happen this offseason has finally happened. Freddy Peralta has been traded to the Mets, per multiple reports. In return, the Brewers will get two of the Mets’ top prospects: Jett Williams and Brandon Sproat. The Brewers are also sending Tobias Myers to the Mets in the trade. Rumors around the […]
From Brew Crew Ball | 19 days ago | 4 reads
MLB Trade Rumors: The New York Mets are acquiring pitchers Freddy Peralta and Tobias Myers from the Milwaukee Brewers in exchange for pitcher Brandon Sproat and shortstop Jett Williams, per multiple reports. Peralta, a 29 year old righthander who had his $8 million club option for 2026 picked up, and will be a free agent […]
From Lone Star Ball | 19 days ago | 4 reads
The Mets have acquired right-handed pitchers Freddy Peralta and Tobias Myers from the Brewers in exchange for prospects Jett Williams and Brandon Sproat, per Jeff Passan and Jon Heyman. The 29-year-0ld Peralta has a career 3.59 ERA in the 931.0 innings he’s thrown in the big leagues, all of which have been with the Brewers. […]
From Amazin' Avenue | 19 days ago | 2 reads