4 players the Brewers can still acquire to upgrade the infield for 2025

The Milwaukee Brewers have done very little to this point in the offseason. They watched as Willy Adames departed for San Francisco and then traded closer Devin Williams to the Yankees. The return for Williams netted Milwaukee help in the rotation and infield depth, but there's still more that can be done.

While the Brewers could simply move Joey Ortiz over to short and go with a combination of Caleb Durbin, Oliver Dunn, and Andruw Monasterio over at third base, there's a pretty high likelihood that they'll still add another infielder before spring training gets started. Going from Adames to a combination of those three at one of the infield spots is an immediate downgrade.

There are still a number of quality players on the free agent and trade markets that the Brewers have the ability to acquire to boost their infield and improve their chances of staying in front in the NL Central this year.

Blue Jays SS Bo Bichette

This may be the pipe dream but rumors have been numerous concerning Bo Bichette's availability on the trade market. The Blue Jays know they will not sign Bichette long-term as he enters his final season of team control. They have tried to bolster their roster for one final run in 2025 but have had no luck in getting free agents to sign with them, which may force them to begin their teardown and get maximum return.

Bichette is coming off a down year, but historically he's a highly productive player and one that would perfectly help replace Willy Adames' production in the lineup. Bichette hit just .225 with four homers and a .598 OPS in 2024 in only 81 games. But in the three seasons prior, Bichette had a combined .298 average, .815 OPS, while averaging 34 doubles, 24 homers, and 14 stolen bases a year. He led the American League in hits twice in those three years.

Bichette can play shortstop, keeping Joey Ortiz over at third base for one more year. He's due $17.5MM this year. While high for the Brewers, it's not an unreasonable amount given the production he generally puts up and it's much more tolerable on a one year deal while most of the Brewers young core is still in their pre-arbitration years.

Because Bichette is coming off a down year and only has one year of team control remaining, the Blue Jays will have to sell low on his value. The Brewers do have the prospect capital to afford Bichette to upgrade their infield. They were willing to deal from their farm in talks for Garrett Crochet, even though they didn't land him, it stands to reason they'd still be willing to deal from their wealth of prospect capital.

By acquiring Bichette now, the Brewers could also give him a qualifying offer next offseason and recoup another draft pick like they did with Adames. While the Brewers usually prefer long-term controllable assets, they just might be willing to make a short term play for Bichette.