In the least surprising move of the day, the team picked up RHP Freddy Peralta’s club option for 2026, which will pay him $8 million in his final year before hitting free agency. Two mutual options — RHP Brandon Woodruff and C Danny Jansen — were declined, with Woodruff opting out of his option and the Brewers passing on Jansen’s option.

Brewers right-hander Brandon Woodruff declined a $20 million mutual option for 2026 in favor of a $10 million buyout and will become a free agent.

Brandon Woodruff, the lone remaining player from the 2017 Brewers team that emerged from a mini-rebuild to begin the longest stretch of sustained regular-season success in franchise history, became a free agent on Monday when he declined his half of a $20 million mutual option in his contract.

While the Brewers secured another season of Peralta, starting pitcher Brandon Woodruff declined his $20 million mutual option for a $10 million buyout. The two-time All-Star will now be a free agent. Woodruff went 7-2 with a 3.20 ERA and a 0.91 WHIP in 12 starts last season.

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The most notable of the series of contract and roster decisions announcements made by the team Nov. 3 involve picking up right-hander Freddy Peralta’s $8 million club option for 2026 while right-hander Brandon Woodruff declined his end of a $20 million mutual option.

The Brewers exercised Peralta 's $8 million option for 2026 on Monday, Todd Rosiak of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reports.

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