Your browser does not support iframes.The Brewers avoided arbitration with Carlos Gomez Tuesday afternoon, signing him to a one-year, $2 million deal. He's the second Brewer to avoid going to arby (George Kottaras was the first), and six remain.$2 million might seem like a bit much for a guy who hit .225/.276/.403 while missing a good chunk of the season with a broken collarbone, but Gomez should be well worth it. His glove alone will make him worth the money, and -- I know, we say this every year -- if Gomez can give the team anything with the bat, he'll be even more valuable.Last year, Gomez was 16 runs above average in Defensive Runs Saved. Ten runs is roughly one win, meaning Gomez's glove in center alone was worth nearly two wins. When it comes to Wins Above Replacement, Gomez's glove was the driving factor in his 2.0 FanGraphs WAR and his 1.7 Baseball-Reference WAR. If the open-market value for 1 WAR is roughly $5 million, you could say Gomez is five times mo...
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