Thursday afternoon was the deadline for teams to either agree to contracts with players eligible for arbitration or formally file one-year salary proposals through the league. That means Contreras, coming off a season in which he led the Brewers with a 5. If the sides cannot reach a middle ground in the coming weeks, the case will go before a panel of arbitrators during Spring Training.
Contreras, 27, is eligible for arbitration for the first time. The Brewers were successful in avoiding the prospect of a hearing with all of their other eligible players by agreeing to terms for next season. The club has not confirmed financial details. Civale and Cortes are each heading into their final season of club control, and each came to the Brewers via trade.
Civale was with a 3. Every team has its own policy about negotiating after the filing deadline, especially when those talks involve contracts beyond one year.
As recently as last year, the Brewers and Williams agreed to a one-year contract with a club option for a second season, hours after the sides formally exchanged figures. Smith had compiled a The club earlier avoided arbitration with his likely backup, Eric Haase, and remains high on top prospect Jeferson Quero No. In another move Thursday, the Mariners claimed left-hander Tyler Jay off waivers. Skip to Content.
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