Contreras will head to arbitration court with the Brewers after the two sides had a significant gap in negotiations.

Contreras and his agency, Octagon Sports, reportedly filed at $6.5 million whereas the Brewers came in at $5.6 million. Both figures would be the second-highest salary for a catcher in his first year of arbitration,

Notoriously, the Brewers went to a hearing with Corbin Burnes over a $740,000 difference ($10.01 million vs $10.75 million) back in 2023. For what it’s worth, Contreras is just