Depending on if you cut off your access to the internet following the Milwaukee Brewers' NLCS loss, you may or may not have heard that the team is weighing the possibility of trading ace Freddy Peralta this offseason.
This isn't a novel gambit—the Brewers have made a habit of doing this for years. Be it Corbin Burnes, Devin Williams, or even Yovani Gallardo, the best pitchers in Milwaukee simply tend to get traded as they near free agency.
However, the Brewers are fresh on the heels of winning a MLB-best 97 games, as well as their first NLCS appearance since 2018.