It wasn’t a matter of who the Brewers would get someone to cover 1B but rather when they would. While the rest of the baseball world was soaking in who would go to Cooperstown and who wouldn’t, the Brewers signed their first baseman. The Brewers officially announced earlier today, that they had signed former Astro Chris Carter to a 1 year deal.
Free agent 1B Chris Carter signed to a 1-year contract. C Josmil Pinto designated for assignment to make room on the 40-man roster.
— Milwaukee Brewers (@Brewers) January 7, 2016
Carter spent the last season with the Astros and before that he spent three seasons with the Athletics.