As expected, Brewers outfield Avisail Garcia has hit the number of plate appearances needed to convert what was a team option for next season into a mutual option.
Avi Garcia has qualified to convert his club option into a mutual option, and if he so chooses can now declare free agency. He qualified based on 1,050 plate appearances over 2020-21 with last year’s number multiplied due to 60-game schedule) #crew
— Jon Heyman (@JonHeyman) September 23, 2021
Mutual options, as a reminder, are almost never executed by both parties involved — if a player plays well enough that a team would want to exercise its end of the deal, the player likely wants to test the open market; if a player plays poorly enough that taking the option year is his best option, the team is likely looking to move on.