Christian Yelich is staying in Milwaukee for a long time, and getting a long overdue payday. Once the deal is finalized, the Milwaukee Brewers will have control of Yelich until 2028, adding seven years and around $190 million to his guaranteed two years left on his current contract. This is the biggest contract for the Brewers since Ryan Braun‘s five-year, $105 million extension back in 2011, and Brewers fans are more than excited to keep Yelich around for a little longer.
With Yelich’s extension needing such a big chunk of money, the question then is what did that mean for the offseason and the acquisitions the Brewers made over the past few months?