The San Diego Padres rotation is about to look drastically different heading into 2026. With Dylan Cease and Michael King set to hit free agency and uncertainty surrounding Yu Darvish's future, the Padres desperately need frontline pitching to complement Nick Pivetta. Enter Milwaukee Brewers ace Freddy Peralta, who just completed one of the best seasons of his career and finds himself at the center of trade speculation this offseason.

Peralta is expected to finish in the top three in the NL Cy Young Award voting this offseason. The Brewers have an $8 million team option on him for next season that they will certainly pick up. However, after picking up that option, t he Brewers are expected to do the exact same thing they did two years ago with their then-ace Corbin Burnes and trade

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