Complete List of 2024 Free Agents

[Brock Beauchamp]

Now that non-tender day has come and gone, the free agent list is as robust as it will be all winter.

It's hard to predict what the Brewers and GM Matt Arnold are going to do this winter. It feels likely they will be, and in that fact already have, been active on the trade market. Thus far they've mainly been playing on the fringes of the market, shuffling lower-ranked prospects for marginal MLB players with a little upside.

It feels like the Brewers are not going to aggressively pursue any significant names in the free agent market but with Woodruff's salary off the books, Burnes's likely to follow soon, they're going to be well under 2023's payroll quite soon.

But what are they going to do with that money?

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[nate82]

I wouldn't be opposed to a Manny Pina and Yasmani Grandal reunion.   Manny as the backup catcher and Grandal as the primary DH. 

At 1B I would take a flier on Mancini being what he was in Baltimore and not what he was last year. 

For relievers I would look at Pomeranz, Hicks, Barria and Heuer.  For starters I would look at Plesac, Severino, Bauer and Giolito. 

I think Giolito will want a multi year deal so he may not be a realistic target. 

I am also intrigued with Jung Hoo Lee and Kyle Lewis.  I think Jung Hoo Lee maybe someone the Brewers could possibly get but I think the Giants may price them out.  Yes I know he is an OF but I have a feeling two of Frelick/Wiemer/Taylor will be traded which will open up an OF spot. 

Nick Senzel is also another intriguing option though he should never face RHP.  He would fix the Brewers problem against LHP as he put up a 165 wRC+ against LHP.  Maybe have Senzel as a platoon at DH would only need to find a LH masher to platoon with him.  Maybe someone like Joc Pederson who has been rumored to the Brewers the past 3 off seasons is it now? 

I think something like this could be possible:

C: Manny Pina 2-years $3.5mm

DH/OF/3B: Nick Senzel 1-year $2.5mm

DH/OF: Joc Pederson 2-years $26mm

RP: Pomeranz 2-years $8mm

SP: Pleasac 1-year $3mm

2024 total FA spending: $31mm

I think that would put the starting payroll around what it was in 2023.  This is assuming Burnes, Adames and Williams will be traded for mostly prospects. 

 

[Michael Trzinski]

I'm thinking more along the lines of Knizner, Nola, or Stallings as a backup at C...