Milwaukee non-tendered Chris Carter on Monday, choosing to cut ties with the first baseman who led the National League with 41 home runs last season instead of going to arbitration with the 29-year-old slugger.
Carter, who made $2.5 million on a one-year deal with the Brewers in 2016, was projected to earn more than $8 million in 2017 if he went to arbitration despite hitting .221 with a league-high 206 strikeouts.
Carter joins a growing group of sluggers with limited value in the field looking for jobs in 2017. Mike Napoli, Brandon Moss, Carlos Beltran, Matt Holliday, Pedro Alvarez, Steve Pearce, Billy Butler and Jon Singleton are all free agents.