The Brewers have declined their $10.5MM club option on closer Devin Williams, according to ESPN’s Jeff Passan. Williams will receive a $250K buyout and remains under team control for the 2025 season via arbitration, where MLBTR contributor Matt Swartz projects him to earn $7.7MM in his final season prior to free agency. The move hardly comes as a surprise given that the Brewers … [Read more...] about Brewers Decline Club Option On Devin Williams, Retain Control Via Arbitration
Brewers Decline Mutual Option On Gary Sanchez
The Brewers declined their end of Gary Sanchez’s $11MM mutual option for the 2025 season, Curt Hogg of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reports (X link). Sanchez will now take a $4MM buyout and return to free agency for the fourth time in the last two years. Initially a one-year, $7MM deal contract, Sanchez’s deal with the Brewers ended up being a one-year, $3MM guarantee with a … [Read more...] about Brewers Decline Mutual Option On Gary Sanchez
Cubs To Hire Quintin Berry As Third Base Coach
The Cubs plan to hire Quintin Berry as third base coach, report Will Sammon, Sahadev Sharma and Patrick Mooney of the Athletic. The 39-year-old has spent the past six seasons on the Brewers’ staff, the last four of which have come as first base coach. Craig Counsell managed in Milwaukee for the first five years of Berry’s coaching tenure. After one season working under Pat … [Read more...] about Cubs To Hire Quintin Berry As Third Base Coach
Rhys Hoskins Exercises Player Option With Brewers
First baseman/designated hitter Rhys Hoskins has triggered his player option for 2025. He’ll return to the Brewers next year on an $18MM salary instead of taking the $4MM buyout. The deal also has an $18MM mutual option for 2026 with another $4MM buyout. Adam McCalvy of MLB.com was among those to relay the news on X. Hoskins, 32 in March, signed a two-year deal that guaranteed … [Read more...] about Rhys Hoskins Exercises Player Option With Brewers
Brewers Retain Pitching Coach Chris Hook On Multi-Year Extension
The Brewers are retaining pitching coach Chris Hook on a multi-year extension, the team announced this afternoon. He would otherwise have been out of contract on Thursday. That’ll keep Hook around for a seventh season and beyond. The 56-year-old has been a member of the Milwaukee organization for nearly two decades. He worked through the minor league ranks to pitching … [Read more...] about Brewers Retain Pitching Coach Chris Hook On Multi-Year Extension