Peralta, 29, has just one more season of team control on his current contract, in which he will earn $8 million. Getting frontline production at that price is quite the bargain, but Milwaukee could entertain moving him to recoup value if they are unlikely to give him big money next offseason.
In the 2025 season, Peralta pitched a full workload and was effective as ever. He set career-bests in ERA (2.70), innings pitched (176.2), and fastball velocity (94.7 mph). He would give the Orioles, a team with playoff aspirations, a proven and talented arm.
There are some signs that point towards regression, however. Peralta stranded runners at a rate of 85.5% in 2025, the highest of his career by a healthy margin. He also allowed hits on balls in play about three percent less frequently than he had in the two previous years. Couple those metrics with a consistent nine percent walk rate, and it seems likely that more runners on base will score next season.
Peralta’s Steamer projection of a 3.91 ERA reflects that belief of regression, but he is a durable pitcher with good stuff in a contract year. The Orioles may not have to give too much more than Mayo or Beavers to land Peralta for just one season.
MacKenzie Gore
MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA – JULY 25: MacKenzie Gore #1 of the Washington Nationals delivers a pitch against the Minnesota Twins during the first inning at Target Field on July 25, 2025 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. (Photo by Matt Krohn/Getty Images)
The Nationals are in rebuilding mode, and their new regime has no ties to the current foundation of this club. For president of baseball operations Paul Toboni, trading Gore could be a way to get his hands on more young players that interest him.
Gore, who will be 27 on Opening Day, has been effective but inconsistent in his three full seasons as a big league starter. In the first half of the 2025 campaign, Gore was dominant. Over that span, he threw 110.1 innings with a 3.02 ERA and 2.96 FIP, punching out 138 opposing batters.
