Milwaukee's reasonably priced relievers are drawing interest in an otherwise expensive relief pitcher market.
On the final day of the 2025 Winter Meetings, the free agent market that has moved the most is the relief pitcher market. Relievers are often the first players to sign during the winter, but this year they are bringing in contracts previously reserved for the league's best position players or elite starting pitchers. After former Milwaukee Brewers front office head, David Stearns, and his new team, the New York Mets, shocked the baseball world by reuniting with Devin Williams on a three-year, $51 million deal, Williams' predecessor, Edwin Díaz, set a new high for annual salary by a relief pitcher, signing a three-year, $69 million deal with the Los Angeles Dodgers.