Milwaukee Brewers are making moves like no one’s business. As pitchers and catches descend to Arizona and Florida, baseball is starting to cook a little bit. One of the moves that Milwaukee made yesterday was signing back Brett Anderson to a one-year incentive laden deal. Anderson had a decent year last season. He was a fifth starter for the Brewers and pitched like one. That’s not a knock to him, but the expectation levels for him being elite aren’t there. But this deal for 2021 is better than the one last season because the Brewers have themselves a defense.

Left-hander Brett Anderson and the Milwaukee Brewers are in agreement on a one-year, $2.5 million contract, pending physical, a source familiar with the deal tells ESPN. Anderson, 33, returns to Brewers and can make an addition $1M in incentives. @Ken_Rosenthal first linked them.

— Jeff Passan (@JeffPassan) February 16, 2021

Anderson makes so much for sense for this Brewers’ team, not the one last year. He is a sinker ball pitcher. Which for those playing at home means he gets a lot of groundballs. Having a groundball pitcher with Keston Hiura is like peanut butter and tuna fish. You add Kolton Wong to the mix, and now you have something here. Even adding Luis Urias at third base will help defensively for all the groundballs that Anderson endures. Also let’s not forget that baseball is deadening the ball because they hate their fans more than unhealthy people hate salad. That does help Anderson too.

He also seems like a good clubhouse guy. At times last year, I thought he was a bit of a prick, but that seems to be his personality. On Twitter, he confirms the deal as long as his piss comes back clear and his arm looks good.

One way to put it https://t.co/gXI8qHTJtF

— Sports News on Tap Wisconsin (@SnoTapWI) February 17, 2021

Charlie.