Mets part with two elite prospects to pry Freddy Peralta from Brewers

The Mets needed an ace, but it did not come cheap.

The Amazin’s, who acquired right-handed starter Freddy Peralta and 27-year-old reliever Tobias Myers from the Brewers, had to ship off top prospects Brandon Sproat and Jett Williams to Milwaukee in the Wednesday night deal.

Sproat and Williams were two of the six prospects the Mets had on Baseball America’s list of the top 100 prospects in the sport, which was released Wednesday.

The 25-year-old Sproat — the 81st prospect on the Baseball America list — was part of the Mets’ young pitching brigade, along with Nolan McLean (No. 8) and Jonah Tong (No. 44), called up in the second half of last season in hopes of giving the team a jump-start in their push to the playoffs.

Sproat had a 4.79 ERA with 17 strikeouts in 20 ⅔ innings across those four MLB starts after posting a 4.24 ERA in 26 Triple-A appearances.

Brandon Sproat, who was traded to the Brewers, made four starts as a rookie last season for the Mets. Charles Wenzelberg / New York Post

But the Mets did not have to give up McLean, a third-round pick in 2023 who is expected to have a spot high in the rotation this season.

McLean made eight big-league starts last season, going 5-1 while posting an impressive 2.06 ERA. He also recorded 57 strikeouts in 48 innings, while displaying a fastball in the upper 90s to go along with a diverse pitching arsenal.

The Mets also moved on from Williams, a 22-year-old first-round pick in 2022 who is a middle infielder and center field prospect.

The Mets traded Jett Williams, a top 100 prospect, to the Brewers. Corey Sipkin for New York Post

He hit .261 with an .828 OPS, 17 homers, 52 RBIs and 34 steals in 130 games across Double-A and Triple-A in 2025 and was working toward getting a call to the big club.

But when the Mets acquired Luis Robert Jr., an elite defender in center field, in a trade with the White Sox on Tuesday night, that made Williams more expendable.

Carson Benge at No. 19 and outfielder/second baseman A.J. Ewing at No. 83 are the other two Mets prospects in the Top 100.