The Milwaukee Brewers had the lowest payroll in the league in 2017. Unlike years past, it wasn't a case of ownership holding the pursestrings tight and refusing the spend at the major league level. Instead, it was largely due to the organization's rebuilding effort and a slew of young pre-arbitration players filling out the 25-man roster.
That's about to change.
Not only have there been signs the team will spend more this offseason, quite a few of the players are due for raises in arbitration -- including a handful of guys heading into the process for the first time in line for a significant pay bump.