Major League Baseball is an interesting climate with their free agency. It is unlike the

CNBA and NFL. Both leagues you have multiple players sign on the first day of free agency then the subsequent days after more guys are signed. Free agency is broken and we’re probably headed for war very soon. Milwaukee Brewers need to buck the current trend and go out spending money. They have a short window with Christian Yelich’s free agency looming after the 2021 season plus the fact that Cubs and Cardinals seem content with their teams. This is the time to strike and make some real noise.

I’m not suggesting that the Brewers go after Gerrit Cole, Anthony Rendon or Stephen Strasburg. Would I welcome any of those players on the Brewers? Of course, I would, but they’re unrealistic targets for the Crew. What Milwaukee should be focused on is not letting Yasmani Grandal sign with Cincinnati or Atlanta where he could impact the division or playoff race. That is the top priority for the Brewers. Grandal does so much on offense and pitch framing that the team would be foolish to let him go. If Milwaukee doesn’t have Grandal next year, they have a serious hole in the lineup.

Another area of improvement for the Brewers is the shortstop position. Orlando Arcia is not the shortstop of the future. Nor was Mauricio Dubon for the record. But the Brewers need to upgrade that position badly. Didi Gregorius had a down year, but a guy who could thrive at Miller Park with the short porch in right field. Jose Iglesias tormented the Brewers last year and could assist in the issues with runners in scoring position. Iglesias is also a great defender. Brewers need to improve their shortstop position and fix the one hole in their lineup.

Grandal should not be the only one. There are enough pitchers available for the Crew to make some noise in that regard too. A veteran pitcher could go a long way with this team. There is a long list of available starting pitchers. Some we highlighted in a previous piece on Tuesday. I said it then, and I’ll say it again, Brewers cannot go a full offseason without trying to upgrade their pitching staff. That would be a ridiculous thing to do and an inditement on David Stearns.

We have yet to see any news from the Brewers on what their plans might be for the offseason. Hopefully, we see stories about them going after Grandal, a shortstop and pitching shortly. The time is now.

Charlie.