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Cortes will make his Milwaukee debut against his former team on Saturday in a road matchup at Yankee Stadium. It’ll be Aaron Civale toeing the rubber for Sunday’s series finale. The remainder of Milwaukee’s starting rotation remains a bit of a mystery at this juncture behind Opening Day starter Freddy Peralta.

Yikes. On the plus side, at least Peralta struck out five batters in the abysmal performance. He gave up four runs in the opening inning on a pair of two-run homers from Lourdes Gurriel Jr. and Gabriel Moreno. He then settled in and put up zeroes for two innings before the D’Backs hung another four on him in the fourth. They tacked on another pair in the fifth before he mercifully called it a night. This start obviously skews his entire spring numbers as he finishes with an 8.56 ERA, 1.61 WHIP and a 16/5 K/BB ratio over his 13 2/3 innings. He remains a strong source of strikeouts for fantasy purposes as a fringe top 30 starting pitcher.

You don’t see many hurlers working into the sixth inning in the middle of March, but that’s how efficient Peralta was. The 28-year-old touched 97 mph with his fastball, and he struck out four while not issuing a walk. Peralta looks ready for the regular season, and is likely to pitch at the very top of the Milwaukee rotation.

Peralta bounced back nicely after a rough spring debut that saw him give up three runs. He allowed just two hits and walked none today.

The 28-year-old right-hander also walked a batter while striking out three on the afternoon. All of the damage done against him came via the long ball in the first inning as Matt Chapman launched a two-run homer and Wilmer Flores followed with a solo shot. Peralta did finish his day strong, retiring the final four batters that he faced. There’s no need to panic and drop Peralta down draft boards just yet, but we would like to see better results and more consistency as we get deeper into March. Peralta is going off of fantasy draft boards just inside the top 100 picks overall on average.

Peralta gets the nod to take the ball for Milwaukee on March 27 at Yankee Stadium. The 28-year-old right-hander remains one of the elite strikeout artists in the game and is currently being selected as a top 30 starter for fantasy purposes in early NFBC drafts. He posted a respectable 3.68 ERA, 1.21 WHIP and 200/68 K/BB ratio across 173 2/3 innings (32 starts).

This one was a no-brainer, as the 28-year-old right-hander is the ace of the Brewers’ staff and comes at a significant bargain. Peralta made 32 starts during the 2024 season, going 11-9 with a 3.68 ERA, 1.21 WHIP and a 200/68 K/BB ratio over 173 2/3 innings. Expect Peralta to be drafted among the top 15 starting pitchers in fantasy drafts once again in 2025.

Peralta gave up two hits, walked one and struck out five. All three runs he allowed came in the third inning. Peralta allowed a two-run triple to Jesse Winker and a sacrifice fly to Starling Marte. The Brewers had a 4-3 advantage when Peralta left the game after throwing 68 pitches in four innings, but the bullpen couldn’t hold the lead.

Peralta gave up two hits, walked two and struck out seven. It was a fairly typical start for Peralta. He pitched well, didn’t go especially deep into the game and still had a decent number of strikeouts. Peralta finishes the year 11-9 with a 3.68 ERA, 1.21 WHIP and 200 strikeouts in 173 2/3 innings. He remains a consistent quality fantasy starter, though he’s not a fantasy ace.

Peralta was outstanding over five innings of work against the Phillies, allowing just one run on a solo homer by Alec Bohm. He scattered one other hit and two walks while striking out nine batters. The 28-year-old right-hander will take a 3.69 ERA, 1.23 WHIP, and a 193/66 K/BB ratio into a start against the Pirates in Pittsburgh on Tuesday.