Freddy Peralta

[ThisIsMyCrew]

Fastball Freddy. What do the Brewers do with him? Signed for 4 more years for 12.250 mil (2 options after).

 

His 2020 stats were 3-1, 3.99 era. 1.16 whip, 2.41 FIP, 47Ks and only 2 homers allowed.

 

Is he a starter? Is he a reliever? Many advanced stats showing he was above to well above league average.

 

What are people’s thoughts on where he should be or will be?

[Oxy]

He's an out-getter.

 

I think everybody hopes they stretch him out and he becomes a great starter, but if he isn't successful there then he goes to the pen. He and Houser are in the same boat next year. He's got a couple option years left, so I wouldn't be surprised if he starts out being stretched out as a starter in AAA (Wherever that will be) in order to give shots to guys w/o options first (Houser, Black, etc). Guys w/o options are really the guys whose fate is up in the air this offseason. Freddy can keep doing his thing.

[pacopete4]

He better be in line for a rotation spot over Houser. If he’s not, we’re doing something wrong.

[Ron Robinsons Beard]

He better be in line for a rotation spot over Houser. If he’s not, we’re doing something wrong.

 

You are probably on to something. Houser looked good in relief against the Dodgers on Thursday. Unfortunately Peralta has typically looked much better in relief than starting too.

 

I still love Houser, but I think I was wrong on his potential as a starter. Unless he develops a pitch in the offseason that will allow him not to get clobbered by left-handed bats, I think his days as a starter with the Brewers are done.

[pacopete4]

He better be in line for a rotation spot over Houser. If he’s not, we’re doing something wrong.

 

You are probably on to something. Houser looked good in relief against the Dodgers on Thursday. Unfortunately Peralta has typically looked much better in relief than starting too.

 

I still love Houser, but I think I was wrong on his potential as a starter. Unless he develops a pitch in the offseason that will allow him not to get clobbered by left-handed bats, I think his days as a starter with the Brewers are done.

 

I couldn’t shout it from the mountain tops louder than I did with Houser. I just hope they learn and use him in the capacity in which he can be an absolute beast. I don’t know if Freddy has the ability to pitch length in games either but I would be willing to see it have an attempt. Freddy has been better in relief as pro player of course but he did have a solid track record as a starter in the minors. Something that Houser has never really had.

[Lathund]

With Suter, Peralta, Houser and maybe even others going forward (Rasmussen, Small etc), Brewers are building up quite the collection of "inbetweeners". Remains to be seen how they put them to use. Not really used openers very much in the past (As in using it regularly, like the Rays have, and not just for individual occasions), and I imagine they would have if it was a concept they believed in. Simply doing short starts with an early hook tends to put pressure on bullpens and relies on the AAA shuttle a lot.

 

Perhaps they'll make one spot a piggyback spot, like they did with Anderson/Burnes for a while. Pair Suter or Small with Houser or Peralta. If they go 3-4 innngs, it is probably doable every 4th day, so that spot could move around in the rotation. Allowing either to skip the 5th starter occasionally, or to give an extra day of rest to someone. Going every 4th day also avoid the issues of basically losing a bullpen arm like you would with the piggyback as a set part of a 5-spot rotation. These guys could of course also fix the issues that prevent them from being more traditional starters, but good to have a plan in place until they do (or if they don't).

[TURBO]

He better be in line for a rotation spot over Houser. If he’s not, we’re doing something wrong.

 

this.

 

Houser proved he is not a starter, and we continue running him out there, something is definately wrong. Give Freddy a shot, he won't be worse than Houser, and if he isn't ready yet, put him back in the bullpen.

 

Freddy is 24, he's a kid... He tried the rotation a couple years ago, failed, but he's so young, he deserves another shot.

[long ball]

Peralta, Houser, Lauer, and Suter all probably go into spring training with undefined roles, but a chance to end up in the rotation to start the season. We get worked up about defining a 5 man rotation, but the reality is they will probably all function in multi inning roles as both a starter and a reliever at times in 2021.

[trwi7]

Multi-inning reliever. Doesn't have the arsenal to go multiple times through an order.

[pacopete4]

Peralta and Lauer are not like Houser and Suter and shouldn’t be treated as such. I think most fans know that you use more than five guys in a rotation in a given year. But if all things stay the same and they’re all healthy, Peralta and Lauer should be given cracks at the rotation.

[brewmann04]

Feddy should again be tried as a starter but would like to see the Brewers find a starter instead of some of in between starters.

[wildcat2237]

Dont mess with whats not broken.

 

Freddy has been excellent out of the pen. Leave him there.

[pacopete4]

Dont mess with whats not broken.

 

Freddy has been excellent out of the pen. Leave him there.

 

Starter Burnes would’ve never happened with this thinking. Just sayin..

[Ron Robinsons Beard]

Dont mess with whats not broken.

 

Freddy has been excellent out of the pen. Leave him there.

 

Only so many spots available in the pen, though. Hader, Williams and Yardley are locks, and Suter is about as close to a lock as you're gonna get. Rasmussen, Houser and Topa will definitely be in the mix. They still need to figure out what they are going to do with Knebel. Still have Black, Claudio, Feyereisen, Lauer (if he doesn't make the rotation), Wahl and Perdomo. That's already 14 guys under team control for next season. At the same time, they only have three rotation spots nailed down, and that's if you count Lindblom.

[True Blue Brew Crew]

Dont mess with whats not broken.

 

Freddy has been excellent out of the pen. Leave him there.

 

Only so many spots available in the pen, though. Hader, Williams and Yardley are locks, and Suter is about as close to a lock as you're gonna get. Rasmussen, Houser and Topa will definitely be in the mix. They still need to figure out what they are going to do with Knebel. Still have Black, Claudio, Feyereisen, Lauer (if he doesn't make the rotation), Wahl and Perdomo. That's already 14 guys under team control for next season. At the same time, they only have three rotation spots nailed down, and that's if you count Lindblom.

 

So in other words, this offseason should be all about bats, bats, bats. Good problem to have and much better than the opposite alternative.

[Ron Robinsons Beard]

Dont mess with whats not broken.

 

Freddy has been excellent out of the pen. Leave him there.

 

Only so many spots available in the pen, though. Hader, Williams and Yardley are locks, and Suter is about as close to a lock as you're gonna get. Rasmussen, Houser and Topa will definitely be in the mix. They still need to figure out what they are going to do with Knebel. Still have Black, Claudio, Feyereisen, Lauer (if he doesn't make the rotation), Wahl and Perdomo. That's already 14 guys under team control for next season. At the same time, they only have three rotation spots nailed down, and that's if you count Lindblom.

 

So in other words, this offseason should be all about bats, bats, bats. Good problem to have and much better than the opposite alternative.

 

I could see them grabbing a Brett Anderson-type again. Heck, they might even grab Brett Anderson again. He was very solid when available this season. Not an exciting choice by any means, but you could do a heck of a lot worse for a #3-4 starter. Maybe they take a shot on a reclamation-type project who had a down year like Robbie Ray or Mike Minor. I could see Jordan Zimmerman on a cheap, incentive-laided deal or even a minor league deal.

[nate82]

I don't see Peralta as a starting pitcher. He can go maybe 3 innings max and then he is done. He has to work on his control and a 3rd pitch. Until this happens he is just a bullpen arm and nothing more.

 

Hauser and Small are both ahead of him and by a far margin as #5 starters.

[TURBO]

I don't see Peralta as a starting pitcher. He can go maybe 3 innings max and then he is done. He has to work on his control and a 3rd pitch. Until this happens he is just a bullpen arm and nothing more.

 

Hauser and Small are both ahead of him and by a far margin as #5 starters.

 

I'm done with the Houser experiment. He needs to be in the bullpen, end of story. we simply can't count him starting another year with the 2020 results. Whatever he had in his first couple of starts disappeared in a hurry.

 

If we plan to start him at the beginning of 2021 as a #5, I can see that, but if he looks anything like the 2020 Houser, he needs to be pulled from the rotation.

[Roderick]

I could see Jordan Zimmerman on a cheap, incentive-laided deal or even a minor league deal.

 

Made some money against a guy from Auburndale on Zimmerman. He bet he would be a Brewer by whatever date. Well you could see that the Brewers being good and his contract outs and price, were not going to line up. Now that we are past that date, and I have my money, it wouldn't hurt to sign him to as long as it isn't guaranteed.

[jerichoholicninja]

Haven't we yet accepted the fact that the Brewers don't believe in traditional starting pitchers outside of a select few? Both Freddy and Suter were used pretty much the same way this year where they didn't start games but came in early and threw 2 or 3 innings. I wouldn't consider that a reliever or a starter, just an "out-getter" as Craig says.

[clancyphile]

He better be in line for a rotation spot over Houser. If he’s not, we’re doing something wrong.

 

this.

 

Houser proved he is not a starter, and we continue running him out there, something is definately wrong. Give Freddy a shot, he won't be worse than Houser, and if he isn't ready yet, put him back in the bullpen.

 

Freddy is 24, he's a kid... He tried the rotation a couple years ago, failed, but he's so young, he deserves another shot.

 

In 2019, around this time, we thought Burnes was done as a starter. Then 2020 happened, and he was dominant in the rotation.

 

Not saying Houser's Burnes, but I would not bet against a rebound. He just saw a teammate pull it off.

 

Right now, Burnes and Woodruff 1-2 in the rotation. Peralta and Houser are probably in the mix with Lauer, Suter, File, and Lindblom.

[brewmann04]

i would like to find a legit 3rd guy.

[TURBO]

We thought Burnes was done as a starter? Speak for yourself, that was never the case for me. I'm a Burnes guy, always have been.

 

He has way to good of stuff to give up on, what does Houser have?

 

I don't think Houser will ever be a legit starting option, and you can quote me on that.

[monty57]

i would like to find a legit 3rd guy.

 

Me too, but I'd guess that our resources will be spent on offense this off-season.

[pacopete4]

It will be interesting seeing Lindblom over a full season. There were moments he looked like he could be a #3 last season but there were also those times he looked like he belonged back over in Korea pitching. I do think there is enough there to be intrigued though as to what he may provide to a rotation.