Report: Brewers to non-tender Carter after 41-homer season

One of the National League's most potent home run bats in 2016 is about to be added to the free-agent market.

The Milwaukee Brewers have reportedly chosen to non-tender first baseman Chris Carter, who finished tied for the NL's home run crown this past season, according to Bob Nightengale of USA Today. Carter will officially become a free agent once the non-tender deadline passes on Dec. 1.

Had he been tendered a deal by the Brewers, MLB Trade Rumors projected Carter to make $8.1 million in arbitration next season. Carter made just $2.5 million in 2016.

When the transaction is official, Carter will have been non-tendered for a second consecutive offseason; the Houston Astros didn't tender him a deal last December.

Carter's first and only season in Milwaukee saw him surpass the 40-home run mark for the first time in his career, finishing with 41; that left him tied with Colorado's Nolan Arenado for the most in the Senior Circuit. It was the second time in three years he hit more than 30 homers, and continued his streak of four consecutive seasons with at least 24 long balls. He also was durable, appearing in 160 of the Brewers' 162 games at first base, though his defense is considered a weak part of his game.

Overall, Carter posted a .222/.321/.499 slash line and showed a slight improvement in his eye by walking a career-high 76 times. He also struck out an NL-high 206 times, the second time in his career he's led in that category; Carter struck out a career-high 212 times in 2013.

In seven big-league seasons with the Brewers, Astros, and Oakland Athletics, Carter owns a .218/.314/.463 slash line with 150 homers, 374 RBIs, and 875 strikeouts.