Solid deal which I am happy with. To be fair, this makes total sense for Lara though, too.
There’s no real value in the initial 7 years for the Brewers even though the AAV looks great — it’s still unlikely that Lara would exceed them — unless of course, there’s concerns of a loss of control in the new CBA which is a valid thought.
The real value is those three options years. Hard to say how they’re structured but it looks like an AAV of 16M per year. While that doesn’t sound cheap, that’s probably 4th outfielder money by 2033. And if he’s not even that, the Brewers just cut their losses. No real downside at all for the Brewers and little downside for Lara.