The Milwaukee Brewers made waves a few weeks ago when they traded ace Freddy Peralta and young right-handed pitcher Tobias Myers to the New York Mets. Of course, there had been rumors that the Brewers would trade Peralta going on for months. This was because he is entering the final year of his contract, and Milwaukee has a reputation for trading away their top players before they reach free agency.
In return, the Brewers received two of New York’s top five prospects in Jett Williams and Brandon Sproat.
The health and return of Brandon Woodruff on a one-year $22 million contract made the trade of Peralta easier for Milwaukee to stomach. However, there are still concerns about the starting pitching depth going into 2026.
The Milwaukee Brewers could re-sign Jose Quintana
With Peralta gone, the top three pitchers in Milwaukee’s starting rotation will be Woodruff, Quinn Priester, and Jacob Misiorowski. Additionally, they have young talent such as Robert Gasser, Logan Henderson, and Chad Patrick among those who will compete for the final two spots.
The main area of concern, though, is that none of them have ever made 30 or more starts in an MLB season. In fact, the only Brewers pitcher who did so over the last few years was Peralta, and he is gone.
Due to the questions surround the starting rotation, and the injury histories of several of its candidates, Curt Bishop of Sports Illustrated believes the team should bring back Jose Quintana for another year:
“At 37, Quintana shouldn’t force the Brewers to break the bank. They don’t spend big after all, but he could easily plug a hole just as he did in 2025 with the Brewers, and with Peralta gone, bringing him back makes sense, even with Jacob Misiorowski and Quinn Priester emerging as legitimate rotation options.
“He can still provide a veteran presence in the rotation and eat innings when necessary, and he helped guide the Brewers to the NLCS last October.
“Having him back would put the Brewers in a good position to at least remain in contention in 2026 after losing Peralta. Depth is important, and more certainly can’t hurt as the Brewers try to shore things up for the season.”
After signing with the Brewers during Spring Training last season, Quintana made 24 starts for Milwaukee and went 11-7 with a 3.96 ERA. An All-Star in 2016, Quintana has a great deal of experience and still could provide valuable innings and leadership to a Milwaukee team that expects to contend again in 2026.
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