After their scorching hot streak was snapped in the NLDS , the Milwaukee Brewers entered the offseason with a quieter dugout and louder questions about their future . That shift has placed Freddy Peralta back under the spotlight , with renewed trade chatter building as MLB Free Agency heats up and the Brewers begin making choices that will shape the months ahead. Milwaukee insists it wants to contend, but it also wants payroll control : and those two goals rarely move in perfect sync.

The tension grew when Brandon Woodruff accepted the Brewers' one-year, $22.025 million qualifying offer . On the surface, it looked like a win. Stability. A proven arm back in the rotation. But inside the fan base, it raised another question: would the Brewers view Woodruff’s return as a reason,

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