Source: www.brewcrewball.com --- Tuesday, January 30, 2018
So, a lot has happened. Last season according to Cot’s Baseball Contracts, the Milwaukee Brewers opened the year with the league’s lowest payroll at just a shade over $63 mil. That was the second consecutive season that Milwaukee opened the year with a payroll of less than $65 mil after topping $80+ mil in eight straight seasons from 2008-2015. The Brewers did augment payroll a bit during the season when they added players from outside the organization for their playoff run, but even still were among the lowest-spending clubs in Baseball. But the team has made some major additions to their roster since our last update two weeks ago , and the payroll outlook for next season has changed dramatically. Slingin’ David Stearns sent four prospects (including Lewis Brinson) to Miami for Christian Yelich , who is under contract for the next four season plus one club option after that. He also inked an old friend to a new long-term deal, bringing Lorenzo Cain back to the organization that drafted and developed him. Finally, it was reported yesterday that the team has agreed to a modest two-year deal with veteran reliever Matt Albers . So here’s how things currently stand with only a little over two more weeks until pitchers and catchers report: Total: $87,165,000 There are a few caveats to this chart, of course: Ryan Braun ($4 mil) has deferred money in his contract which will be paid out at a later date. Also, Yovani Gallardo has $2 mil ...
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