The Milwaukee Brewers are entering the 2026 MLB Trade Deadline as clear buyers. Now, with the trade deadline getting closer, they are being linked to one of their former star pitchers. Read More on MLBAccording to ESPN's Jeff Passan, the Brewers and Mets have had conversations about starting pitcher Freddy Peralta. "The Mets have been talking to the Brewers about Freddy Peralta," Passan said. It would certainly make for an entertaining story if the Mets traded Peralta back to the Brewers.