Overview
- Milwaukee exercised Peralta’s $8 million team option, retaining the All-Star after a 17-6, 2.70 ERA season with 204 strikeouts over 176 2/3 innings.
- Brandon Woodruff declined a $20 million mutual option, will receive a $10 million buyout, and becomes a free agent after going 7-2 with a 3.20 ERA before a postseason-ending right lat strain.
- The Brewers declined catcher Danny Jansen’s $12 million mutual option, triggering a $500,000 buyout following his trade-deadline arrival.
- Right-hander Coleman Crow was selected to the 40-man roster after posting a 4-1 record and 3.24 ERA in 12 starts for Double-A Biloxi and Triple-A Nashville.
- Peralta’s option covers the final season of a deal the AP reports will be worth $30 million over seven years.