The Brewers made a splash on Monday after staying quiet at the winter meetings, acquiring All-Star catcher/designated hitter William Contreras from the Atlanta Braves in a three-team deal that also included the Oakland Athletics. The Brewers also acquired two relievers in the deal: Joel Payampas from the Athletics, and Justin Yeager from the Braves.
The only player departing from Milwaukee is outfielder Esteury Ruiz, who is heading to Oakland.
It took some time for details of the full trade to emerge, but ESPN’s Jeff Passan confirmed the final pieces from all three teams.
Full trade, per ESPN sources:
Atlanta gets: C Sean Murphy
Oakland gets: LHP Kyle Muller, UT Esteury Ruiz, RHP Freddy Tarnok, RHP Royber Salinas, C Manny Piña
Milwaukee gets: C William Contreras, RHP Justin Yeager, RHP Joel Payamps— Jeff Passan (@JeffPassan) December 12, 2022Contreras became available because the Braves acquired Sean Murphy, who was widely considered the best catcher available this winter, from the Athletics.