2019 salary: $565,700
2020 projection: $2,700,000
Difference: +$2,134,300
What was already an interesting question got a lot more interesting on Thanksgiving Eve with the Brewers reporedly acquiring Luis Urias from the San Diego Padres -- do the Brewers tender Orlando Arcia a contract after one of the worst years of his career?
It’s long been understood that Arcia’s value lies mostly in his defense, and anything he can provide offensively is gravy. The problem is the last two years, the offense has been so poor that it has dragged him below replacement level -- especially as his reputation as a defensive wizard has also lost some of its luster.