Brewers Hoby Milner Avoid Arbitratio

The Brewers and left-hander have avoided arbitration, reports . The southpaw will make a salary of $2.05MM in the upcoming campaign. Friday is the deadline for clubs and arbitration-eligible players to submit salary figures, with hearings set to take place in late January. Many cases will be resolved as that deadline approaches, such as this one. Milner, 33 in January, first qualified for arbitration last year and made a salary of $1. Brandon Finnegan Jersey 025MM. projected him for a bump to $1.7MM in 2024, but he will beat that by a bit. He will be eligible for one more arbitration raise in 2025 before hes slated for free agency. He is coming off an excellent season in terms of run prevention, finishing with a 1.82 earned run average over 73 appearances out of the Milwaukee bullpen. He was likely helped by a .254 batting average on balls in play and 84.2% strand rate, both of which are on the lucky side of average. But he still had strong peripherals, with a 23.4% strikeout rate, 5.2% walk rate and 50.9% ground ball rate. ERA estimators like his 3.13 FIP and 3.43 SIERA suggest he wasnt quite as dominant as the ERA makes it look, but they still suggest it was a good performance nonethele s. He projects to be the top lefty in the Milwaukee bullpen in 2024, with depth options like , and also on the 40-man roster. Emilio Pagan Jersey