It was shaping up to be another quiet offseason in Milwaukee, but the Brewers turned that narrative on its head by reportedly agreeing to a two-year, $34 million deal with first baseman Rhys Hoskins.
Hoskins is Milwaukee’s highest-profile signing since the club inked Yasmani Grandal to a surprise one-year, $18.25 million deal before the 2019 season.
In some ways, this acquisition is similar. Hoskins has been one of baseball’s better offensive first basemen since his debut, and the Brewers jumped at an opportunity to land him on a short-term deal. From his rookie year of 2017 through his last active season of 2022, Hoskins ranked 10th among qualified first basemen in wRC+ (126), seventh in home runs (148), and 11th in fWAR (11.