Brewers Exercise Option On William Contreras; Decline Options On Senzatela, Sánchez

The Brewers announced they’ve picked up their $14.5MM option on catcher William Contreras. Milwaukee declined a $14MM option on reliever Antonio Senzatela and their end of an $8.5MM mutual option for backup catcher Gary Sánchez. The Brewers also officially announced the previously reported moves of issuing a qualifying offer to Jake Bauers and Dustin May declining his half of a $20MM mutual option. On top of the option decisions, the Brewers also did a bit of house cleaning at the back of the 40-man roster. Milwaukee lost outfielder Akil Baddoo on waivers to Pittsburgh while running relievers Bryse Wilson and Jared Koenig through waivers unclaimed. Koenig has already elected free agency, and Wilson will have the right to do the same. More to come. View Comments (4)