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Milwaukee Brewers: Freddy Peralta Has Unsuccessfully Tried to Get Another Contract Extension with Team

Originally posted on WI Sports Heroics | By Robin M Adams | Last updated Jun 13, 2025 8:38 PM ET

The Milwaukee Brewers are not known for handing out big contract extensions to their star players. While Ryan Braun and Christian Yelich, each of whom won the NL MVP Award early in their careers in Milwaukee, each signed extensions worth well over $100 million, the Brewers usually trade their star players before they hit free agency as they have no intention of signing them for their going rate.

Of course, there are exceptions to this. Prince Fielder and Willy Adames were allowed to play out their arbitration years in Milwaukee as the team was competitive with them and had World Series aspirations.

There are also instances in which the Brewers have given young stars contracts that buy out their years of arbitration. Freddy Peralta and Aaron Ashby each received these kinds of deals.

But, by in large, Milwaukee has built a reputation in trading away their stars before they hit free agency. They did this recently with Josh Hader and Corbin Burnes.

Freddy Peralta Wants a Contract Extension from the Milwaukee Brewers

Milwaukee Brewers: Freddy Peralta Has Unsuccessfully Tried to Get Another Contract Extension with Team 1 Sep 18, 2024; Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA; Milwaukee Brewers starting pitcher Freddy Peralta (51) watches Philadelphia Phillies third baseman Alec Bohm (28) run the bases after hitting a solo home run in the second inning at American Family Field. Mandatory Credit: Benny Sieu-Imagn Images

As mentioned, Peralta was one of the few players that the Brewers gave a contract to in order to buy out his years of arbitration. He is currently in his eighth season with Milwaukee, and has posted a 58-40 record and 3.69 ERA during that time.

This year, he has been the only starting pitcher who has remained healthy all season long, and has made a Major League leading 14 starts with a 5-4 record and 2.69 ERA.

What is more, he wants to remain with the Brewers.

According to a report by John Heyman of the New York Post, “Peralta has tried to get an extension done to keep him in Milwaukee longer but hasn’t yet been successful.”

Peralta’s guaranteed years in his contract have already passed. He is playing this current season with the Brewers after they picked up his $8 million option for this year. He also has an $8 million team option for next year.

Given the fact that Peralta has been around the organization of years and has seen them trade stars instead of paying them, he likely knows that any extension he gets from the team would be for less than he could get on the free agent market.

But he wants to stay in Milwaukee.

The Brewers need to take advantage of one of their best pitchers wanting to stay put and get a deal done.

Standard Pitching Table

Season	Age	Team	Lg	WAR	W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	ERA+	FIP	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/BB	Awards
2018	22	MIL	NL	0.5	6	4	.600	4.25	16	14	1	0	0	0	78.1	49	37	37	8	40	1	96	4	1	3	321	96	3.72	1.136	5.6	0.9	4.6	11.0	2.40
2019	23	MIL	NL	-0.7	7	3	.700	5.29	39	8	3	0	0	1	85.0	87	58	50	15	37	1	115	2	0	3	382	84	4.18	1.459	9.2	1.6	3.9	12.2	3.11
2020	24	MIL	NL	0.3	3	1	.750	3.99	15	1	2	0	0	0	29.1	22	14	13	2	12	0	47	3	1	2	125	115	2.41	1.159	6.8	0.6	3.7	14.4	3.92
2021	25	MIL	NL	3.7	10	5	.667	2.81	28	27	0	1	0	0	144.1	84	47	45	14	56	1	195	11	0	4	580	147	3.12	0.970	5.2	0.9	3.5	12.2	3.48	AS
2022	26	MIL	NL	1.2	4	4	.500	3.58	18	17	0	0	0	0	78.0	54	31	31	6	27	0	86	3	0	1	317	113	3.06	1.038	6.2	0.7	3.1	9.9	3.19
2023	27	MIL	NL	2.0	12	10	.545	3.86	30	30	0	0	0	0	165.2	131	77	71	26	54	0	210	6	1	6	680	112	3.85	1.117	7.1	1.4	2.9	11.4	3.89
2024	28	MIL	NL	2.5	11	9	.550	3.68	32	32	0	0	0	0	173.2	143	74	71	26	68	0	200	10	1	8	725	110	4.16	1.215	7.4	1.3	3.5	10.4	2.94
2025	29	MIL	NL	1.9	5	4	.556	2.69	14	14	0	0	0	0	77.0	58	24	23	9	31	0	78	3	0	3	319	147	3.90	1.156	6.8	1.1	3.6	9.1	2.52
8 Yrs	11.3	58	40	.592	3.69	192	143	6	1	0	1	831.1	628	362	341	106	325	3	1027	42	4	30	3449	113	3.69	1.146	6.8	1.1	3.5	11.1	3.16
162 Game Avg	2.3	12	8	.592	3.69	39	29	1	0	0	0	169	127	73	69	22	66	1	208	9	1	6	700	113	3.69	1.146	6.8	1.1	3.5	11.1	3.16