Brewers' Contreras Avoids Arbitration, Signs One-Year, $9.4M Deal

Brewers catcher William Contreras, 28, has avoided arbitration by agreeing to a one-year, $9.4 million contract with a $14.5 million club option for 2027. The option becomes mutual if he places top-four in NL MVP voting this season. Contreras, a two-time Silver Slugger and two-time All-Star, batted .260 with 17 homers and 76 RBIs in 150 games last year while playing through a fractured finger. This marks his second consecutive year settling before an arbitration hearing, securing his future with the Brewers through at least 2027.