This Brewers' offseason trade acquisition turned things around in a major way in June

When the Milwaukee Brewers parted ways with Freddy Peralta, it understandably raised plenty of questions about how they would replace the dependable production lost with his departure. Acquiring Brandon Sproat in the blockbuster deal, along with Kyle Harrison and Shane Drohan in a separate swap with the Boston Red Sox, certainly helped fill the void created by Peralta's trade to the New York Mets, but it also left the Brewers with an extremely inexperienced group of starters.

Remarkably, the Brewers' starting rotation has done far more than expected. Entering play on July 2, Milwaukee's starters own the lowest ERA in the majors. Jacob Misiorowski and Kyle Harrison have paced the group in starts and production, but Sproat put together a very strong month of June, while the man he was traded for, Peralta, fell on hard times.

Rookie right-hander Brandon Sproat turned in an excellent month of June as Freddy Peralta's struggles with the Mets continued

After posting an ERA of 4.94 in April and 5.64 in May, Sproat managed a 3.46 ERA across five starts and 26.0 innings pitched last month. Over that stretch he had a 0.96 WHIP, 28.3% strikeout rate, 7.1% walk rate, and a .198 opposing batting average. Additionally, he became the only rookie in Brewers franchise history to have a 10-strikeout game with no walks and one or less hit allowed.

Meanwhile, in New York, fans watched Peralta post a 6.39 ERA, 1.50 WHIP, 17.4% strikeout rate, 6.1% walk rate, and a .295 opposing batting average. Among Peralta's five starts in June was an outing where he was tagged with 10 earned runs over 2.2 innings pitched against the Philadelphia Phillies and another where he surrendered six earned runs in six frames against the St. Louis Cardinals.

On July 1, Peralta's struggles continued, as he gave up five earned runs over four innings pitched against the Toronto Blue Jays, raising his season ERA to 4.81. Meanwhile, Sproat is trending in the right direction, having lowered his ERA to 5.28. Three months into the 2026 season, the two are separated by just 0.47 runs when it comes to their ERAs, and Peralta looks likely to be traded at the deadline, while the Brewers have Sproat under team control for the next five seasons after the 2026 campaign.

Beyond the improved results, the most encouraging aspect of Sproat's strong month is that it provided a glimpse of what he's capable of when his electric arsenal is at its best. From six innings of one-hit ball with 10 strikeouts to the other end of the spectrum, a five-earned-run outing against the Houston Astros during his last start in May, the next step in Sproat's development is maintaining the consistency he found this month.

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