Extension Candidates

[jay87shot]

Rank the following on possibility of a long term extension.

Contreras, Turang, Frelick, Durbin, Misi, Henderson, Patrick, Uribe

If you want you could throw in Megill, Koenig, Hall, Gasser, Made, Vaughn, or others into a top 5.

1) Frelick 2)Misi 3) Uribe 4)Patrick 5)Turang

I think Contreras and Turang have likely priced themselves out of town. I put Turang 5 because I think there is a little chance he could take a little discount. Frelick seems to be a Murphy favorite and would be a bit cheaper than others. Misi could be a nice long term sign since he didn't have a huge year when all things were said and done but did show ace potential. We don't usually sign relievers long term but Uribe could be a candidate for and Ashby/Peralta style extension and with his past injuries he might be wise to take some security. Patrick would be another Ashby style extension but that might depend on where the organization feels his ceiling is.

[SF70]

1. Made— Chourio-like extension will be offered as soon as he shows defensive consistency at SS. 

2. Misiorowski— Read team was interested in extending Miz. Hoping they get 2 FA years so when he needs the inevitable TJ they can still get 6+ years of performance.

3. Pena— If he’s not traded for a haul. Having 8+ years of Made-Pena and 6-7 years of Chourio-Made-Pena would give the team a trio of impactful talent on par with any team in baseball.

[Roderick]

I think I would try to tack on one FA year to Turang's four arby years and have him five more years.  You would  be guaranteeing his arby years, as a selling point.  Potentially front-load a little into 2026, since he hasn't made huge money yet, if that moves the needle.

I don't see anyone else I would think where it wouldn't be too early (Miz depending on what it took) or too late (Contreras) or just would never do (relievers).  I'm  not sure Frelick is a guy you keep at free agent level money. if you are the Brewers, you need to keep churning that roster with cheaper corner OF options.

[jay87shot]

10 hours ago, Roderick said:

I think I would try to tack on one FA year to Turang's four arby years and have him five more years.  You would  be guaranteeing his arby years, as a selling point.  Potentially front-load a little into 2026, since he hasn't made huge money yet, if that moves the needle.

I don't see anyone else I would think where it wouldn't be too early (Miz depending on what it took) or too late (Contreras) or just would never do (relievers).  I'm  not sure Frelick is a guy you keep at free agent level money. if you are the Brewers, you need to keep churning that roster with cheaper corner OF options.

I think Turang just has to high of a ceiling. He had a 5.5 WAR but went from 22 drs to 9. On top of that, he showed the power in August that he could be a 25-30 HR hitter. If I were his agent I would role the dice on a 25/30 season with a gold glove and near .300 hitting that could make him $200 million easy.

I thought Frelick would be an easier sign because he would be likier to sign a deal like 5/45 with a couple of reasonable team options. He might only ever hit 15 hr and 20 sb but he has the leadership to continue the Brewer way.

[long ball]

Made is probably the only guy for me. 
 

Turang probably going to be in line for a large deal and I don’t think it’ll be with us. 
 

I like Contreras but I have no interest in paying for his 30s. 
 

frelick just isn’t a skillset I’d want to extend. (Cloud throw Durbin under this camp too). 
 

we have seen them extend Freddy and Ashby in the past so it is possible theyd sign one of these pre arb guys to an extension, but probably not going to happen with Misiorowski. Feels like the type of talent who will go year to year till free agency. Patrick is 27 and gasser is 26 so they probably aren’t candidates.  Priester just turned 25 and has 5 years of control left… he might be a guy who would be interested in an extension just due to bouncing around 3 orgs already. My fear with Priester is that we might already at his ceiling so I’m not sure he’s the guy you’d want to commit to past his team control  

 

I don’t think they’ll extend a reliever. 

[Scooterfletcher]

13 minutes ago, long ball said:

Made is probably the only guy for me. 
 

Turang probably going to be in line for a large deal and I don’t think it’ll be with us. 
 

I like Contreras but I have no interest in paying for his 30s. 
 

frelick just isn’t a skillset I’d want to extend. (Cloud throw Durbin under this camp too). . 

This guy gets it.   Approach Turang, sure, but if it’s not team friendly and he’s seeking 150M plus, our organization has to hope Made/Pena/Pratt etc are ready to be above average after Turang six years and happily take our comp pick if he’s deserving.

Frelick we maybe can get done but that’s up to Arnold to pursue or not.  I’d actually try lock Mitchell up with team options on the extension but nobody will agree so I digress.

Contreras also has been awesome but the path forward is to enjoy his goodness, take the comp pick, and give Quero/Perez the chance to be even better.

 

[jay87shot]

10 hours ago, long ball said:

Made is probably the only guy for me. 
 

Turang probably going to be in line for a large deal and I don’t think it’ll be with us. 
 

I like Contreras but I have no interest in paying for his 30s. 
 

frelick just isn’t a skillset I’d want to extend. (Cloud throw Durbin under this camp too). 
 

we have seen them extend Freddy and Ashby in the past so it is possible theyd sign one of these pre arb guys to an extension, but probably not going to happen with Misiorowski. Feels like the type of talent who will go year to year till free agency. Patrick is 27 and gasser is 26 so they probably aren’t candidates.  Priester just turned 25 and has 5 years of control left… he might be a guy who would be interested in an extension just due to bouncing around 3 orgs already. My fear with Priester is that we might already at his ceiling so I’m not sure he’s the guy you’d want to commit to past his team control  

 

I don’t think they’ll extend a reliever. 

I forgot about Priester good call, I think there is a little upside just with fine tuning his location. If he gets his location down I can see him getting further into games like Logan Webb and being a guy who can go 7 innings pretty routinely. I don't know if lowering the ERA down below like the 3 level consistently is obtainable. 

I agree with the couple post that Misi would be a tough sign but I really like the idea of kind of a multi way path extension. This does get tricky but something like a 7 year deal that goes like 2,3,5, 12, 15, 20, 20 and then has an option that is like a team option if say he makes under 40 starts in the last 2 years but can turn into a player option if Misi is top 5 in the Cy Young at any point of the contract. 

If we were to extend Made before he is in the majors is there a way to put in a clause that the contract doesn't start until he makes his mlb debut??? I do feel like the Chourio contract made it risky that he skipped AAA for the most part and it wasn't really in the clubs best interest to send him back to AAA after a rough first month or so. I would probably wait until next offseason to see if Made would be open to a big extension but wouldn't be against exploring the waters this offseason if we could keep him in the minors as needed.

[Jopal78]

I believe the JS reported back in 2024 that  Contreras is not interested in an extension. Of course, most players would interested in an extension if it’s for top of the market pay, but outside of Yelich it’s not something the Brewers do. 

There is no need to extend Frelick he’ll already be 30 by the time he’s a free agent. The Brewers would have to be supremely confident Sal will continue to improve up until his 30s to derive any real value from an extension into his 30s.

Same deal with Turang.  Milwaukee would have to be convinced the value of Turang’s performance as he ages into his 30s will be worth paying more upfront now than they have to going year to year.
 

Durbin will already be 26 on Opening Day next season, and his rookie status is still intact. Nuff said. 

The Brewers would be prudent if they could get Misiorowski to sign an Ashby like extension. But I think if Misiorowski was willing to give the Brewers cost security for arbitration years, and club options beyond his six seasons of control, it would have been done already. 
 

The others: Henderson, Patrick and Made have too many questions to accurately assess their future value and determine if an extension would benefit Milwaukee. 

 

 

 

[TURBO]

22 hours ago, Scooterfletcher said:

I’d actually try lock Mitchell up with team options on the extension but nobody will agree so I digress.

 

Ok, now I am convinced that you throw things like this into your posts just for reaction...  There isn't any chance you truly believe we should lock up Mitchell on an extension.  You are just playing us.

On the off chance that you truly do believe what you typed, why on earth do you think we should consider extending a guy who can't go a day without getting seriously injured?  Why?  Huh, WHY?

WHY?

[duewizard]

I dont like extending pitchers unless its an Ashby/Peralta type of deal. Too much risk. Especially with Miz.

[Scooterfletcher]

12 hours ago, TURBO said:

Ok, now I am convinced that you throw things like this into your posts just for reaction...  There isn't any chance you truly believe we should lock up Mitchell on an extension.  You are just playing us.

On the off chance that you truly do believe what you typed, why on earth do you think we should consider extending a guy who can't go a day without getting seriously injured?  Why?  Huh, WHY?

WHY?

It’d have to be team friendly.   I am not sure what that contract would look like.   It would only be like a 1-2 year extension at best and again likely won’t happen, but I’d be happy to have him cheap for 1-2 years beyond club control if his value is as low as some on this forum feel (and I agree his value is lower than Brett Baty’s was a year ago for instance.   

[brewcrewdue80]

You try extending  Miz first, Turang 2nd. Unfortunately all the mid-tier SPs had/have injuries. Priester is an option, but you're extending him on an absolutely highest value season he just pitched. Vaughn is an option for say 2 more seasons or 3 overall, so he could test FA without the too old attachment. Plus his time with Milw may be a flash in the pan.  He basically finished 25 at his career norm for a season when combined with his Sox season.

I'm not a fan for a Frelick or Durbin extension.   Think we seen ceiling Frelick this year and dont see that aging well.

[Jopal78]

7 hours ago, Scooterfletcher said:

It’d have to be team friendly.   I am not sure what that contract would look like.   It would only be like a 1-2 year extension at best and again likely won’t happen, but I’d be happy to have him cheap for 1-2 years beyond club control if his value is as low as some on this forum feel (and I agree his value is lower than Brett Baty’s was a year ago for instance.   

He’s barely played and will be going on 31 when’s Mitchell is eligible for free agency. I don’t know why anyone would pay a premium up front to secure the services of an injury prone player as he moves into his early 30s. 

Now, I’m sure Mitchell would love to get some guaranteed money up front instead of going year to year in arbitration where his chronic unavailability will certainly hurt his pay.
 

But what value would the Brewers get from giving him an extension? 

[BrewerFan]

On 10/27/2025 at 10:24 PM, Scooterfletcher said:

This guy gets it.   Approach Turang, sure, but if it’s not team friendly and he’s seeking 150M plus, our organization has to hope Made/Pena/Pratt etc are ready to be above average after Turang six years and happily take our comp pick if he’s deserving.

Frelick we maybe can get done but that’s up to Arnold to pursue or not.  I’d actually try lock Mitchell up with team options on the extension but nobody will agree so I digress.

Contreras also has been awesome but the path forward is to enjoy his goodness, take the comp pick, and give Quero/Perez the chance to be even better.

 

1-I don't think Turang is looking at 150M with 4 years of team control left. Ketel Marte... who has probably been a bit better got a 6 year 116.5M GTD deal with a contract already in place for the last 4 years. 

So I'm not sure Turang can expect a whole lot more. 

2-Perez? Catcher? Dinges do you mean or... are we talking about someone else?

On 10/28/2025 at 2:04 PM, Jopal78 said:

I believe the JS reported back in 2024 that  Contreras is not interested in an extension.

No, he's repeatedly said he was open to a contract extension...especially heading into 2024. 

This version that he wasn't interested does get repeated over and over, but that's not what Hogg reported. 

I think the last thing he said was something BASICALLY along the lines of "I'm content to go year to year." I mean, if you're not offered a long term contract... that's pretty much the most passive thing to say. But he's been rather vociferous in his praise of the Brewers and the city of Milwaukee and how much he'd like to spend time here.

I do think that's a deal you probably had to do at last a year ago and I get why they didn't do it with Quero, Dinges and... maybe some Perez guy. Chances are we've got a guy named Perez in our system who has caught!

 

21 hours ago, duewizard said:

I dont like extending pitchers unless its an Ashby/Peralta type of deal. Too much risk. Especially with Miz.

How much risk is there? They have a TJ, you lose them a year. You sign away 8 years of service time 6 years+TOs), you're getting what are likely the healthiest and prime years and you're not in a situation like Skubal is right now where the Tigers and Skubal are 200 MILLION apart after the Tigers offer 250M for an extension. 

Misiorowski has proven he's THAT type of arm. 

I think there's more risk in inaction than action sometimes. I'd be 100% on board for a Chourio type extension for Misiorowski. Same with Made after that. In a world in which 2027 isn't in danger, I'd sign him to a deal that gave the Brewers 10 years of team control. 

You're getting those players at a discount.

Otherwise, what we invariably do is wait, they break out, then we say, "the Brewers can't afford to sign players like him." And then we'll spend the final 3 years of his contract debating who we should trade him to, we'll exaggerate the returns(I still remember the Jackson Holliday+Grayson Rodriguez+ posts for Burnes on here). 

16 hours ago, brewcrewdue80 said:

Vaughn is an option for say 2 more seasons or 3 overall, so he could test FA without the too old attachment.

That's an interesting thought, but I think with the WHOLE list of guys, Fischer, Burke, Adams, Wilken, Boeve... I feel like I'm forgetting someone, but we've got so many players who should be ready in 2028.

You could give Vaughn a 3 year 36 deal. That seems like a lot for half a season. Maybe 3/30 I'd feel better about, but I think really like Burke, but all of them should draw a lot of walks and hit for power. 

I could certainly be wrong there. 

 

I'm also perfectly happy to give a reliever an extension. Abner Uribe? 7 years/30M and a couple TOs. 

 

[BrewerFan]

21 hours ago, Scooterfletcher said:

It’d have to be team friendly.   I am not sure what that contract would look like.   It would only be like a 1-2 year extension at best and again likely won’t happen, but I’d be happy to have him cheap for 1-2 years beyond club control if his value is as low as some on this forum feel (and I agree his value is lower than Brett Baty’s was a year ago for instance.   

Yeah... his value is lower than Baty's was. 

He's 27. He hasn't been able to stay on the field for 70 games in any year for the Brewers or in the minor league seasons before that. 

He strikes out over 33% of the time.

As of now we have team control over a guy who... by every single indication is trending toward being non-tendered before he reaches FA, but you want an extra year or two for when he's 31 years old?

Why? It's been his ENTIRE professional career. He's got dealt a bad hand, but he's not capable of staying healthy. I mean... sorry, that's just... what it is. 

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@Jopal78He’s barely played and will be going on 31 when’s Mitchell is eligible for free agency. I don’t know why anyone would pay a premium up front to secure the services of an injury prone player as he moves into his early 30s. 

Paying almost anything but the minimum would be paying a premium. I think there's a good chance we'll have a couple rookies playing in the OF at some point next year. Maybe Luke Adams or Luis Lara or just Chourio, Frelick, Collins with Perk as the #4. I don't know, but... I see very little upside and I'm not risk adverse. I want Misiorowski signed. Others don't. I get it. But I don't thnk anyone can say they don't see the CLEAR upside at this point. Or Turang, Frelick, even relievers, Uribe... he turns into an elite closer and he's a guy who signed for 10K, you can likely get him much cheaper right now. 7 years/30M and a TO. IDK, I'm just not able to see it with Mitchell. 

He seems like a good dude. He looks like the type of player who could have developed into a star if... he'd just had better luck. But he hasn't. 

He's had injury issues, he's had health issues that exacerbate those injury issues. He's also had performance issues. 

 

I like the guy. I hope he earns a massive raise next year in arbitration, but he is the last guy I would extend on this team. 

[duewizard]

15 hours ago, BrewerFan said:

How much risk is there? They have a TJ, you lose them a year. You sign away 8 years of service time 6 years+TOs), you're getting what are likely the healthiest and prime years and you're not in a situation like Skubal is right now where the Tigers and Skubal are 200 MILLION apart after the Tigers offer 250M for an extension. 

Misiorowski has proven he's THAT type of arm. 

I think there's more risk in inaction than action sometimes. I'd be 100% on board for a Chourio type extension for Misiorowski. Same with Made after that. In a world in which 2027 isn't in danger, I'd sign him to a deal that gave the Brewers 10 years of team control. 

You're getting those players at a discount.

Otherwise, what we invariably do is wait, they break out, then we say, "the Brewers can't afford to sign players like him." And then we'll spend the final 3 years of his contract debating who we should trade him to, we'll exaggerate the returns(I still remember the Jackson Holliday+Grayson Rodriguez+ posts for Burnes on here). 

Strasbourg. 

[BrewerFan]

3 minutes ago, duewizard said:

Strasbourg. 

I'm not sure what context to use this in.

Strasburg was an elite starter over the time frame an extension would cover Misiorowski. 

First ~10 years he had an FIP under 3.00 and led the Nats to a WS Title... won WS MVP and twice out-dueled Cy Young winner Justin Verlander.

 

If you're talking about the extension he signed AFTER that... I'd ask... why?

 

The question isn't should we give Misiorowski a 7 year 250M extension that will pay him until he's 38(and actually... much longer as he's getting deferred money for years after).
It's should we sign him to an extension that would cover pretty much the same exact time frame Strasburg was a dominant pitcher for the Nationals. 

 

[Jopal78]

On 10/30/2025 at 6:20 AM, BrewerFan said:

1-I don't think Turang is looking at 150M with 4 years of team control left. Ketel Marte... who has probably been a bit better got a 6 year 116.5M GTD deal with a contract already in place for the last 4 years. 

So I'm not sure Turang can expect a whole lot more. 

2-Perez? Catcher? Dinges do you mean or... are we talking about someone else?

No, he's repeatedly said he was open to a contract extension...especially heading into 2024. 

This version that he wasn't interested does get repeated over and over, but that's not what Hogg reported. 

I think the last thing he said was something BASICALLY along the lines of "I'm content to go year to year." I mean, if you're not offered a long term contract... that's pretty much the most passive thing to say. But he's been rather vociferous in his praise of the Brewers and the city of Milwaukee and how much he'd like to spend time here.

I do think that's a deal you probably had to do at last a year ago and I get why they didn't do it with Quero, Dinges and... maybe some Perez guy. Chances are we've got a guy named Perez in our system who has caught!

 

How much risk is there? They have a TJ, you lose them a year. You sign away 8 years of service time 6 years+TOs), you're getting what are likely the healthiest and prime years and you're not in a situation like Skubal is right now where the Tigers and Skubal are 200 MILLION apart after the Tigers offer 250M for an extension. 

Misiorowski has proven he's THAT type of arm. 

I think there's more risk in inaction than action sometimes. I'd be 100% on board for a Chourio type extension for Misiorowski. Same with Made after that. In a world in which 2027 isn't in danger, I'd sign him to a deal that gave the Brewers 10 years of team control. 

You're getting those players at a discount.

Otherwise, what we invariably do is wait, they break out, then we say, "the Brewers can't afford to sign players like him." And then we'll spend the final 3 years of his contract debating who we should trade him to, we'll exaggerate the returns(I still remember the Jackson Holliday+Grayson Rodriguez+ posts for Burnes on here). 

That's an interesting thought, but I think with the WHOLE list of guys, Fischer, Burke, Adams, Wilken, Boeve... I feel like I'm forgetting someone, but we've got so many players who should be ready in 2028.

You could give Vaughn a 3 year 36 deal. That seems like a lot for half a season. Maybe 3/30 I'd feel better about, but I think really like Burke, but all of them should draw a lot of walks and hit for power. 

I could certainly be wrong there. 

 

I'm also perfectly happy to give a reliever an extension. Abner Uribe? 7 years/30M and a couple TOs. 

 

Go search the JSOnline archives from 2024 and you’ll find the quote from Contreras paraphrased: he’s not interested in an extension that would delay his free agency. 

Now, from a PR standpoint no player (except maybe the brutally honest Aramis Ramirez or Yasmani Grandal) wants to appear greedy so they always say they are open to an extension. They just leave out the second part: if and only if said extension is at top of the market prices. 

[duewizard]

12 hours ago, BrewerFan said:

I'm not sure what context to use this in.

Strasburg was an elite starter over the time frame an extension would cover Misiorowski. 

First ~10 years he had an FIP under 3.00 and led the Nats to a WS Title... won WS MVP and twice out-dueled Cy Young winner Justin Verlander.

 

If you're talking about the extension he signed AFTER that... I'd ask... why?

 

The question isn't should we give Misiorowski a 7 year 250M extension that will pay him until he's 38(and actually... much longer as he's getting deferred money for years after).
It's should we sign him to an extension that would cover pretty much the same exact time frame Strasburg was a dominant pitcher for the Nationals. 

 

Dont be coy you know what I mean. Big contract followed by immediate career ending injury. Obviously that is the absolute worst-case scenario.

My thinking is: over the next 5/6 years (super 2 and 2027 negotiations pending) we will pay Miz around 30M. A 100/120M extension for 8/9 years means paying about 80M for 2 or 3 more years. TJ loses you 1 or 1 1/2 years. Woodruff lost almost 2 on his shoulder issue. That is a 50M dollar gamble and, lets face it, Miz WILL get injured eventually and may never go back to what he was.

For me, too risky. I'd much rather extend Made/Peña/Dinges etc

[BrewerFan]

1 minute ago, duewizard said:

Dont be coy you know what I mean. Big contract followed by immediate career ending injury. Obviously that is the absolute worst-case scenario.

My thinking is: over the next 5/6 years (super 2 and 2027 negotiations pending) we will pay Miz around 30M. A 100/120M extension for 8/9 years means paying about 80M for 2 or 3 more years. TJ loses you 1 or 1 1/2 years. Woodruff lost almost 2 on his shoulder issue. That is a 50M dollar gamble and, lets face it, Miz WILL get injured eventually and may never go back to what he was.

For me, too risky. I'd much rather extend Made/Peña/Dinges etc

I'm not being coy, you're comparing a top of the market free agent extension... for a guy coming off a World Series MVP with a pre-arbitration contract.

30M for Super 2 and arbitration is... extremely... optimistic(or maybe pessimistic is more appropriate as if he's only getting 30M, it'd be a bit disappointing)

Every contract is a gamble. Literally every one. Jesus Made is a gamble(this also isn't a choice between Made and Misiorowski). Of course there's more risk with pitchers, does that mean you just don't ever sign an extension?

 

We'll see how it plays out. They were interested earlier this year, I personally hope they can come to an agreement as I think he's going to be a TOR arm for several years. 

[BrewerFan]

2 hours ago, Jopal78 said:

Go search the JSOnline archives from 2024 and you’ll find the quote from Contreras paraphrased: he’s not interested in an extension that would delay his free agency. 

Now, from a PR standpoint no player (except maybe the brutally honest Aramis Ramirez or Yasmani Grandal) wants to appear greedy so they always say they are open to an extension. They just leave out the second part: if and only if said extension is at top of the market prices. 

I did... he says the exact opposite to Curt Hogg... of the JSO.

 

https://reviewingthebrew.com/posts/brewers-william-contreras-reportedly-open-to-extension-talks?utm_source=chatgpt.com

I've seen you say he said that. I've never seen anyone report that he said that.
Trying to parse out what he ACTUALLY means vs what he says is... I'm not doing that. Burnes was pretty clear. He said the Brewers couldn't afford him(we knew that). 

Contreras on the other hand... has literally said he wants to loves it here and he wants to spend his entire career here. 

So I don't know where this "Contreras has said he's not open to an extension," talk is coming from and saying basically 'go look it up,' isn't really telling me much. Neither is 'what he REALLY meant was....'

I would assume he wanted to be paid well. I assume that with... every player. I'm not sure why Contrearas in particular is someone who we keep saying "isn't open to a contract extension."

https://www.si.com/mlb/brewers/onsi/news-feed/williams-contreras-shares-stance-on-future-with-brewers-pat3
 

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"Alright, so maybe I’m a man of few words … plus a few more," Contreras said. "Haha. But I wanted to say these things for Brewers fans, because the journey of this team has meant so much. This team, it’s so special. And for the first time since I won a ring, I’m really feeling that feeling again. I’m really looking around our locker room, our ballpark, and it’s that same unidad. It’s funny … I still have a little regret, years later, for being rude to my agent about the trade.

"'MILWAUKEE?!' Wow. What a wrong way to react. Now, I hope I spend my whole career here — and I hope to be on the first World Series winner in Brewers history. It’ll happen, I bet. It’s like Bob always said: 'No one better than you.' Well actually, Bob, probably some are better than me! I’m not the best. None of our group is. But if you’re telling me another team is the best??? Man, I swear. I haven’t seen them. No one better than Milwaukee right now. No one better than US."

 

 

Now if you want to say that's just player speak or... whatever, fine. I didn't say we were going to sign Contreras. I'm just questioning this narrative that he said he WASN'T open to it. 

 

[Team Canada]

4 hours ago, duewizard said:

Dont be coy you know what I mean.

Instead of being snarky and assuming the worst, you should actually assume he really doesn't understand the comparison you were trying to make and clarify. Maybe you can be more clear instead of assigning bad intent to other people.

[Jopal78]

23 hours ago, BrewerFan said:

I did... he says the exact opposite to Curt Hogg... of the JSO.

 

https://reviewingthebrew.com/posts/brewers-william-contreras-reportedly-open-to-extension-talks?utm_source=chatgpt.com

I've seen you say he said that. I've never seen anyone report that he said that.
Trying to parse out what he ACTUALLY means vs what he says is... I'm not doing that. Burnes was pretty clear. He said the Brewers couldn't afford him(we knew that). 

Contreras on the other hand... has literally said he wants to loves it here and he wants to spend his entire career here. 

So I don't know where this "Contreras has said he's not open to an extension," talk is coming from and saying basically 'go look it up,' isn't really telling me much. Neither is 'what he REALLY meant was....'

I would assume he wanted to be paid well. I assume that with... every player. I'm not sure why Contrearas in particular is someone who we keep saying "isn't open to a contract extension."

https://www.si.com/mlb/brewers/onsi/news-feed/williams-contreras-shares-stance-on-future-with-brewers-pat3
 

 

Now if you want to say that's just player speak or... whatever, fine. I didn't say we were going to sign Contreras. I'm just questioning this narrative that he said he WASN'T open to it. 

 

 

You don’t have to take my word for it; here’s the exact quote from May 17, 2024 as reported to Todd Rosiak regarding an extension with Milwaukee.

“I’m not interested in that. I’m here playing my game, and I know my time is going to come”.

Like I said earlier, every player will say they “want to stay”, or “love the city,” “feels like home” etc. It’s good PR to do so. 
 

But at the end of the day, they play for money and almost all pro-ballplayers  don’t really give a crap where they “work” as long as it’s for the most money they can get. 
 

So if you want to believe the platitudes go ahead, but money talks always. 

[duewizard]

23 hours ago, BrewerFan said:

I'm not being coy, you're comparing a top of the market free agent extension... for a guy coming off a World Series MVP with a pre-arbitration contract.

30M for Super 2 and arbitration is... extremely... optimistic(or maybe pessimistic is more appropriate as if he's only getting 30M, it'd be a bit disappointing)

Every contract is a gamble. Literally every one. Jesus Made is a gamble(this also isn't a choice between Made and Misiorowski). Of course there's more risk with pitchers, does that mean you just don't ever sign an extension?

 

We'll see how it plays out. They were interested earlier this year, I personally hope they can come to an agreement as I think he's going to be a TOR arm for several years. 

The comparison is with regards to the major injury that ended the guy's career and cost the nationals hundreds of millions. 

Burnes got 6-10-15 so that's what I assumed.

Sure every contract is a gamble. But every gamble has different odds. I think offering Made the extension is more worth it than Miz. Its not a choice between the two I agree and I never said it was.

[brewcrewdue80]

Is Misiorowski a Super 2?  6-12 debut? Thats game 70. That seems safer from a Super 2.  Hader was hit on a 6-10 debut but that was Brewers 63rd game that season.