It's no secret that the Milwaukee Brewers don't have the money left in their payroll to sign a big-name free agent this winter. That reality was highly unlikely even before Brandon Woodruff accepted the team's qualifying offer, which gives him the highest single-season salary of any pitcher in franchise history. However, now that the Brewers have $22.025 million committed to Woody, a contract that looks increasingly better with each new free agent starting pitcher contract, they have very little room in their payroll to improve the margins of their roster before the 2026 season arrives.
Nationals snag left-handed starting pitcher who was squarely in Brewers' price range
