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PHOENIX – Hours before the Milwaukee Brewers and William Contreras were set to square off in an arbitration hearing, the sides came together Thursday morning, Feb. 12 on a one-year contract for 2026 with a club option for 2027.
It marks the second consecutive year the Brewers and their all-star catcher appeared headed for a hearing only to come to an agreement. Last year the sides agreed to a one-year, $6.1 million contract with a $12 million club option for 2026.
Milwaukee declined that option Nov. 4 and instead paid Contreras a $100,000 buyout.
In doing so, the club was gambling it ultimately would have to pay Contreras less than $12 million in arbitration; reports in early January were that the Brewers filed at $8.55 million while Contreras filed at $9.9 million.
The safe guess here is that the team and player settled somewhere around the midpoint or a little over that to get a deal done, although the figure was not immediately available.
"I'm really excited that William will sleep well tonight and get ready to go for the spring," manager Pat Murphy said. "I don't know the process well because I've always been on this side of things and try not to get too involved. I just know it can be really difficult on players that don't win.
"I like when there's a resolution. So, I'm very thankful that the Brewers decided to do it that way."
This article originally appeared on Milwaukee Journal Sentinel: Brewers, William Contreras agree on 2026 contract, avoid arbitration
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It marks the second consecutive year the Brewers and their all-star catcher appeared headed for a hearing only to come to an agreement. Last year the sides agreed to a one-year, $6.1 million contract with a $12 million club option for 2026.
Milwaukee declined that option Nov. 4 and instead paid Contreras a $100,000 buyout.
In doing so, the club was gambling it ultimately would have to pay Contreras less than $12 million in arbitration; reports in early January were that the Brewers filed at $8.55 million while Contreras filed at $9.9 million.
The safe guess here is that the team and player settled somewhere around the midpoint or a little over that to get a deal done, although the figure was not immediately available.
"I'm really excited that William will sleep well tonight and get ready to go for the spring," manager Pat Murphy said. "I don't know the process well because I've always been on this side of things and try not to get too involved. I just know it can be really difficult on players that don't win.
"I like when there's a resolution. So, I'm very thankful that the Brewers decided to do it that way."
This article originally appeared on Milwaukee Journal Sentinel: Brewers, William Contreras agree on 2026 contract, avoid arbitration
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