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ryan braun is a free agent. the roster is at 38, with lorenzo cain on the restricted list.

presumably, cain would have to be reinstated from the restricted list at the same time as players who were placed on the 60-day injured list (45-day injured list in 2020) are added back to the roster. i believe that is also within five days of the world series concluding.

the world series has concluded. the brewers have five days to exercise gamel's option. if the club declines his option, they still retain control of gamel as an arbitration-eligible player.

the world series has concluded. the brewers have five days to exercise gyorko's option.

the world series has concluded. the brewers have five days to exercise sogard's option.

the world series has concluded. the brewers have five days to exercise braun's option.

it's the day after the conclusion of the world series. brett anderson is a free agent. the brewers have an exclusive five-day window to negotiate a new deal with anderson.

it's the day after the conclusion of the world series. brett anderson is a free agent. the brewers have an exclusive five-day window to negotiate a new deal with anderson. the roster is at 39 players, with lorenzo cain still on the restricted list.

no suprise, devin williams is nl reliever of the year.

make it a 10-day contract (for reasons outlined here), and it's easier for the club to maintain organizational depth.

the annual general managers meeting will still be held in november, ahead of the winter meeting, but will be held remotely. could we expect a designated hitter proposal to the mlb players association after the gm meeting?

alex claudio wasn't under a club option for 2020. he was eligible for arbitration, was non-tendered, became a free agent and negotiated a salary for 2020.

you have to consider the ramifications of bringing in a replacement. in the scenario that you are outlining, braun would be placed on the voluntary retired list. he could not be replaced by a player sent out on optional assignment, because that player would not have met the requisite 10 days (position player) or 15 days (pitcher) on optional assignment. even if a player is placed on optional assignment early in spring training, the 10 or 15-day clock doesn't start ticking until major league opening day. thus, the replacement for braun would have to be a player from outside of the organization, or a player on a minor league contract. if it was a player on a minor league contract in major league camp with more than six years of service who finished the previous season on a club's 40-man roster or 60-day injured list, that minor league player would need a special retention clause added to his contract guaranteeing that his contract would be purchased on the fifth day of the season--not on opening day. the replacement could also be a player placed on the injured list in spring training, who conveniently is able to be activated the day braun goes on the voluntary retired list. but, you can't time injuries or illnesses, so that's not a viable plan. to that point, if the brewers happened to have an exhibition game or two at american family field prior to opening day (which is not uncommon), they absolutely could have braun as a non-roster player in the starting lineup--and could employ the designated hitter if agreed upon by the opposing club(s) if the dh is not in place for the 2021 season.

the brewers hold an option for $2.55 mm with gamel.

i'm only happy when stearns reigns.

Bird Dog? corey knebel's full nickname is bird dog camera tv person.

this will be interesting. only 11 players were taken in last year's rule 5 draft--the fewest since 2000. and that was with the benefit of having a 26th roster spot all season. players lost a lot of development time this year, and outside scouts weren't allowed at alternate training sites, so drafting a player with a year's gap in data and development has higher risks. but, on the flip side, for clubs that are revenue-strapped, it's an easy way to carry one or two guys for just the major league minimum for the entire 2021 season. and the rule 5 draft is also a way to supplement this year's rule 4 draft, which had only five rounds.

a reminder that both mario feliciano and payton henry are rule 5 draft eligible if not added to the 40-man roster next month.

it should be noted that if the brewers decline ben gamel's option, he will still be property of the brewers and eligible for arbitration.

the brewers have 10 players eligible for arbitration this offseason. known 2020 salary listed in parentheses. orlando arcia ($2.2 mm) alex claudio ($1.75 mm) josh hader ($4.1 mm) ryon healy ($1 mm) corey knebel ($5.125 mm) omar narvaez ($2.725 mm) jace peterson ($563,500) manny pina ($1.85 mm) daniel vogelbach (eligible as a "super 2" player) brandon woodruff (eligible as a "super 2" player)

the club option on sogard is $4.5 million with a $500,000 buyout.

the club option is $4.5 million with a $1 million buyout.

we should also bear in mind that we never got to see how david stearns and craig counsell would have utilized a 26th man over the course of a 162-game season. pitching staffs were supposed to be capped at 13, which is the number of pitchers that the brewers have carried the majority of the time in recent full seasons, so that 26th man would've most likely been a position player.

that's assuming that nottingham clears outright waivers. that's the only way he can be assigned to the minor leagues (barring a placement on the major league injured list). there are risks in claiming a catcher on waivers at the end of spring training and adding him to your major league roster--he has to learn a whole new pitching staff. that might allow nottingham to pass through outright waivers. travis shaw had a higher salary than omar narvaez when he was optioned in 2019. and let's be real: had there been a legit minor league system this year, narvaez would've been optioned to give him time to work things out.