"Assessing the Brewers' Future: Payroll, Uncertainty, Predictions, and Burning Questions"

The Milwaukee Brewers will have a payroll of $108.6 million for the 2023 season, which is $11.7 million lower than last year's opening day payroll. The biggest subtraction was Lorenzo Cain's contract, which had a base salary of $18 million last season. Christian Yelich accounts for over one-fifth of the Brewers' payroll, while the starting rotation has a total commitment of $33.1 million. The Brewers rank in the middle for payroll in the Central Division, with the Chicago Cubs having the highest payroll at just over $170 million.