Yelich quiet amid talk of new deal

Christian Yelich is staying quiet when it comes to his contract situation with the Brewers.

While Yelich is brushing off questions about his new deal, his teammates are all-too-happy to sing his praises.

The 28-year-old is reportedly on the brink of a multiyear contract that could keep him with the Brewers for the rest of his career. The team said the 2018 NL MVP wouldn’t answer questions about the negotiations Wednesday, and the organization also declined comment.

Yelich is guaranteed $27.75 million in the remainder of his current deal: $12.5 million this year, $14 million in 2021 and a $1.25 million buyout of a 2022 team option for $16 million. The Athletic reported his new deal would add seven years and increase the total value to approximately $215 million.

The silky smooth Yelich has turned into one of the game’s most feared sluggers.

He led the NL with a .326 batting average, .598 slugging percentage and 1.000 OPS while helping the Brewers make it to the NL Championship Series in his first year with the team. He hit 44 homers and won another NL batting title with a career-high .329 average last season.

Yelich was building a case for a second straight MVP award before he broke his right kneecap Sept. 10, sidelining the outfielder for the rest of the year. He finished second to the Dodgers’ Cody Bellinger in the MVP balloting, and the Brewers were eliminated by the Nationals in the wild-card game.