Story byHarrison FreuckThu, January 8, 2026 at 11:50 PM UTC·1 min readThe Milwaukee Brewers reportedly avoided arbitration with five of their six arbitration-eligible players on Thursday, as the team reported deals were reached with Garrett Mitchell, Brice Turang, Andrew Vaughn, Trevor Megill, and Ángel Zerpa. The only player of the six arb-eligible players to not reach a deal is catcher William Contreras, who is likely headed for an arbitration hearing, per a report from Mark Feinsand. Per Adam McCalvy, the contracts agreed to are as follows:AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementGarrett Mitchell: $950,000 (projected $1 million by MLB Trade Rumors)Trevor Megill: $4.7 million (projected $4.2 million)Brice Turang: $4.15 million (projected $4.4 million)Andrew Vaughn: $7.65 million (projected $7.8 million)Ángel Zerpa: $1.095 million (projected $1.2 million)Jake Bauers previously reached an agreement with Milwaukee in November, agreeing to a $2.7 million contract after he was projected to earn $2 million. Contreras was previously projected to earn $11.1 million in arbitration. After the Brewers declined his club option for $12 million back in November, he received a $100,000 buyout. That means any contract under $11.9 million technically saves the team money, though we’ll see how that ultimately plays out when they have an arbitration hearing in the coming weeks.