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Milwaukee Brewers: 8 best-case free agents to target in 2021 offseason

ByBrian Sampson|
MILWAUKEE, WI - MAY 04: Manager Craig Counsell of the Milwaukee Brewers and general manager David Stearns meet before the game against the Pittsburgh Pirates at Miller Park on May 4, 2018 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. (Photo by Dylan Buell/Getty Images)
MILWAUKEE, WI - MAY 04: Manager Craig Counsell of the Milwaukee Brewers and general manager David Stearns meet before the game against the Pittsburgh Pirates at Miller Park on May 4, 2018 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. (Photo by Dylan Buell/Getty Images)
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BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS – OCTOBER 05: Anthony Rizzo #48 of the New York Yankees hits a home run against the Boston Red Sox during the sixth inning of the American League Wild Card game at Fenway Park on October 05, 2021 in Boston, Massachusetts. (Photo by Winslow Townson/Getty Images)
BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS – OCTOBER 05: Anthony Rizzo #48 of the New York Yankees hits a home run against the Boston Red Sox during the sixth inning of the American League Wild Card game at Fenway Park on October 05, 2021 in Boston, Massachusetts. (Photo by Winslow Townson/Getty Images)

Milwaukee Brewers best-case free agents to target: Anthony Rizzo, 1B

There aren’t many elite first basemen available in free agency this year and I’m not sure Anthony Rizzo fits that bill either. Rizzo was traded by the rebuilding Chicago Cubs last season and ended up hitting .248 with a .344 on-base percentage in total.

At 32-years-old, he’s still a solid player, but not nearly the guy he once was. This will help keep the price and years of his deal lower for the Brewers if they pursue him. He’d be an upgrade defensively over what Milwaukee has if they value that type of thing. It would be cheaper to roll with the trio of Hiura-Tellez-Vogelbach, but Rizzo would be the best of all of them into one.

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