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The Brewers have shifted gears over the last few seasons. Once a team that traded for Christian Yelich and signed Lorenzo Cain in the same week, now the front office plays smallball and counts on winning trades and developing prospects. Quintana, signed to a one-year, $4-million contract, is the team’s big free-agent pickup this winter, and one of just two major-league free agents acquired. They did trade closer Devin Williams to the Yankees for Nestor Cortes, sacrificing per-inning run prevention for starter innings.
The Brewers’ cash payroll projects to be under $120 million for a third straight year, edging towards the bottom five in MLB. They’re on track to pay players just a bit more in 2025 than they did in 2015. We know why the front offices we’re covering this week are being so passive, but it doesn’t make their baseball teams more fun to cover.
The Brewers’ cash payroll projects to be under $120 million for a third straight year, edging towards the bottom five in MLB. They’re on track to pay players just a bit more in 2025 than they did in 2015. We know why the front offices we’re covering this week are being so passive, but it doesn’t make their baseball teams more fun to cover.
