Originally acquired from Seattle as a teenager in the Adam Lind trade, the right-hander—affectionately known as "Fastball Freddy” made his MLB debut for the Brewers in 2018.

In his 2018 debut at Coors Field, Peralta reached a summit of immediate impact by striking out 13 batters, the most ever by a Brewer in their first Major League start; however, it was not until the 2021 campaign that he established himself as a potential top pitcher in the game.  That season, he went 10-5 with a 2.81 ERA, earned his first All-Star selection, and held opponents to a staggering .165 batting average.

Peralta demonstrated commendable performance over the subsequent three seasons; however, in 2025, he emerged as a Cy Young Award contender. He functioned as the principal catalyst for a Brewers rotation that achieved a franchise-record 97 wins, concluding the season with a personal best of 17 victories and an impressive 2.70 ERA. Throughout this period, he exhibited comprehensive command of the mound, recording 204 strikeouts and receiving the National League Pitcher of the Month accolade in August following a remarkable streak that included 30 consecutive scoreless innings.

Following his fifth-place finish in the 2025 Cy Young voting and with only one year of team control remaining, the organization finalized a blockbuster trade that sent Peralta to the New York Mets.  In his eight seasons in Milwaukee, Peralta had a 71-45 record, a 3.58 ERA, and 1,195 strikeouts.

Regular visitors of Notinhalloffame.com know that we are slowly working on the top 50 of every major team in the NHL, NBA, NFL, and MLB.  Once that is done, we will examine how each team honors its past players, coaches, and executives.  As such, it is important to us that the Chicago White Sox retire the number 13 of former player and manager Ozzie Guillen.

The event will take place on August 8 during Chicago’s home game against the Cleveland Guardians.

Guillen played shortstop for the Chi-Sox from 1985 to 1997, where he won the 1985 Rookie of the Year award, a Gold Glove (1990), and was a three-time All-Star.  He collected 1,608 hits with a .265 batting average for the club.

In 2004, he took over as Chicago’s manager and held the position until 2011.  Guillen guided the White Sox to a World Series title in 2005, and he finished with an overall record of 678-617.

We here at Notinhalloffame.com would like to congratulate Ozzie Guillen for his impending honor.

Regular visitors of notinhalloffame.com know that we are slowly working on the top 50 of every major team in the NHL, NBA, NFL, and MLB.  Once that is done, we will examine how each team honors its past players, coaches, and executives.  As such, it is important to us that the St. Louis Cardinals will select a new class this May.

The four players on the modern ballot are:

George Hendrick, Outfield & First Base, 1978-84.  Hendrick went to two All-Star Games and won two Silver Sluggers with the Cardinals, and helped them win the 1982 World Series, where he had the go-ahead RBI in Game 7.  With the Redbirds, Hendrick batted .294 with 978 hits with 122 taters.

Brian Jordan, Outfield, 1992-98.  A Cardinal for seven seasons, Jordan had 671 Hits, 122 Home Runs with a .291 Batting Average.  Notably, he was eighth in MVP voting in 1996.

Yadier Molina, Catcher, 2004-22.  Easily in the conversation as one of the top Catchers of his day, Molina played his entire career with the Cards, where he was a ten-time All-Star, nine-time Gold Glove winner, four-time Platinum Glove winner, and a one-time Silver Slugger.  Molina was pivotal in their 2006 and 2011 World Series wins, and he was also a Roberto Clemente Award winner.  Molina retired with 2,168 Hits, 176 Home Runs, 1,022 RBIs, and a .277 Batting Average.

Albert Pujols, First Base, 2001-11.  A first ballot Baseball Hall of Famer, Pujols looks to be first ballot in this Hall, and with all due respect to Molina, likely will be.  Like Molina, Pujols helped St. Louis to World Series wins in 2006 and 2011, but his individual trophy case is much larger.  With the Cardinals, Pujols won three MVPs and was the runner-up in four others.  He also won the Rookie of the Year, nine All-Stars, six Silver Sluggers, two Gold Gloves, a Roberto Clemente Award, and a Batting Title.  Statistically speaking, Pujols blasted 469 Home Runs, 1,397 RBIs, with a Slash Line of .326/.417/.614 with St. Louis.

The results will be announced next month, with the enshrinees officially entering in a ceremony on September 12.

We here at Notinhalloffame.com would like to congratulate those whose careers have been deemed worthy enough to be considered for the St. Louis Cardinals Hall of Fame.

Yes, we know that this is taking a while!

As many of you know, we at Notinhalloffame.com are slowly generating the top 50 of each major North American sports team. That being said, we maintain and update our existing Top 50 lists annually.  As such, we are delighted to present our pre-2026 revision of our top 50 Los Angeles Angels.

As for all of our top 50 players in baseball, we look at the following: 

1.  Duration and Impact.

2.  Traditional statistics and how they finished in the Major League Baseball.

3.  Advanced Statistics.

4.  Playoff performance.

5. Their respective legacy on the team.

6. How successful the team was when he was there.

7. Respecting the era in which they played.

Criteria 1-4 will make up the lion’s share of the algorithm.  Please note that we have implemented this for the first time.  This has changed the rankings all throughout the board.

Last year, the Angels won 72 Games and finished last in the American League West.  There was no new entrant, but there were changes within the Top 50 due to the new algorithm.

As always, we present our top five, which saw changes due to the new algorithm.

1. Mike Trout
2. Nolan Ryan
3. Chuck Finley
4. Shohei Ohtani
5. Jared Weaver

You can find the entire list here.

Please note that Nolan Ryan and Chuck Finley flipped the #2 and #3 positions.  Shohei Ohtani was repurposed from #5 to #4.  Jared Weaver took over #5, and Jim Fregosi dropped off the top five.

We thank you for your continued support of our lists on Notinhalloffame.com.