Upcoming Brewers Minor League Free Agents

[brewmann04]

I sure David Stearns will be looking to add some Brewers minor league players 

[Jim Goulart]

And with these cuts, only 14 players remain in the initial post in this thread:

- INF Josh VanMeter released by AAA Nashville
- OF Skye Bolt released by AAA Nashville
- OF Monte Harrison released by AAA Nashville
- C Brent Diaz released by AAA Nashville

[Jim Goulart]

RHP Caleb Boushley, on the 40-man roster, removed from the initial post in this thread.

[Ro Mueller]

I've added 1B Keston Hiura to the original list. He elected free agency on October 4, so I'm presuming that we did not actually control his rights for another year.

RHP Julio Teheran also elected minor league free agency on October 6, but I've not added him to the original list as he only re-gained minor league status on October 2 (joining AAA Nashville on paper - more of a technicality).

[ecjimg]

Can take Roller off this list. Weird that he gets a 40 man spot

[ARobsBrewCrew]

1 hour ago, ecjimg said:

Can take Roller off this list. Weird that he gets a 40 man spot

Would’ve been a free agent otherwise.  Makes complete sense knowing that!

[Jim Goulart]

On 7/31/2023 at 10:31 PM, Mass Haas said:

These players will become minor league free agents Monday 11/6 unless added to the 40-man roster or signed to a new minor league contract.

Currently at:

Nashville

• LHP Fernando Abad
• RHP Jason Alexander
• RHP Caleb Boushley
• RHP Luis Contreras
• C Payton Henry
• RHP Tyler Herb
• C Brian Navarreto

Biloxi

• RHP Harold Chirino
• RHP Max Lazar
• 1B Ernesto Martinez
• RHP Cam Robinson

Wisconsin

• LHP Karlos Morales

 

Click the word "expand" above to see the full list.

Some thoughts on the 12 players eligible for minor league free agency Monday:

• Baseball America will confirm an official list this week, we believe this is accurate.
• The Brewers would not have announced if any of these players already agreed to terms on a 2024 minor league contract as an extension. Several make sense as candidates, but Navarreto and Chirino already did once for 2023
• Players with big league time - Abad, Alexander, Boushley, Henry, Navarreto
• Cam Robinson with 40-man roster time but no MLB debut
• The Brewers really need to restock their catching corps this offseason, with only William Contreras on the 40-man roster, no AAA catchers, and only two remaining catchers (Jeferson Quero and Nick Kahle) with experience at AA - Kahle played in four AAA games in 2022.
• Milwaukee already added OF Chris Roller, previously on this list, to the 40-man roster on October 23rd, a couple of weeks earlier than they had to. The fact they did not announce others at that time likely means that if anyone else is retained it will be via a new minor league deal.

[markedman5]

On 9/4/2023 at 10:45 AM, ClosetBrewerFan said:

I hope the Brewers can resign Ernesto Martinez to another minor league contract.  He's only 24 and is finally showing the promise we had all hoped for.  I would even consider a 40 man spot for him. 

 

[Jim Goulart]

This is official now:

These players will become minor league free agents this fall unless added to the 40-man roster or signed to a new minor league contract.

Currently at:

Nashville

• LHP Fernando Abad
• RHP Jason Alexander
• RHP Caleb Boushley
• RHP Luis Contreras
• C Payton Henry
• RHP Tyler Herb
• C Brian Navarreto

Biloxi

• RHP Harold Chirino
• RHP Max Lazar
• 1B Ernesto Martinez (signed a new minor league deal 11/7) :)
• RHP Cam Robinson

Wisconsin

• LHP Karlos Morales

[CheeseheadInQC]

Big fan of the re-signings so far, assuming the Chirino and Navarreto deals get done. Chirino might have made his big league debut last season if he had stayed healthy.

Still need more catchers, though.