While it wouldn't be the biggest surprise to Milwaukee Brewers fans, it seems like William Contreras' name could be on the chopping block.

Brewers fans have become quite used to this team trading key players on expiring contracts, but that's exactly what got them to a World Series title in 2026.

Winning the World Series isn't going to change much, if anything in this organization. The saying "if it ain't broke, don't fix it" has never been more apparent now that a small market team was able to be as dominant as the Brewers were.

According to Bleacher Report's Joel Reuter, the Brewers backstop could find his name as a trade candidate.

There are no guarantees that Contreras is going to be extended by the Brewers, but until he puts pen to paper, there are always going to be trade talks surrounding the reigning World Series MVP.

Quite a few Brewers players have a case to be traded, but does Contreras? Remember, the team just moved on from Gary Sanchez, so do they really want a catching duo of Bo Naylor and Jefferson Quero?

Quero may be one of the team's top prospects, but he's acted more as a designated hitter than a true catcher.

Injury concerns have left the team questioning his future as the backstop, so that would only slot Naylor into the mix.

Naylor is nowhere near Contreras, or even Sanchez's level, so trading the Venezuelan superstar would put the Brewers in a compromising position, depending on what they get in return.

Reuter said that recent history says a Contreras trade is "at least a consideration" and it would follow the Brewers "well-established history" of making trades like this.

He lists Corbin Burnes, Devin Williams, and Freddy Peralta as the superstars this team traded before their final season of club control.

It's never too early to speculate a big move like this, but an impending lockout could indeed change everything.

If that happens, it could make it even harder for the Brewers to retain Contreras, so cashing in on his value now would be the right move.

That said, they could go for a move of keeping the band together by letting Contreras stick around in 2027, should a guy like Jake Bauers accept his qualifying offer.

Sanchez is one of a few Brewers currently on the way out, but there's enough of the core remaining to help this team go back-to-back in '27.