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Braun made change to no-trade list; no deal imminent

Robert Hanashiro / USA TODAY Sports

Ryan Braun understands that his time with the Milwaukee Brewers could be coming to an end.

Almost dealt to the Los Angeles Dodgers in August, Braun adjusted one team on his no-trade list at the end of the season in preparation for a possible move. The previous list contained the Dodgers, Los Angeles Angels, San Francisco Giants, Arizona Diamondbacks, San Diego Padres, and Miami Marlins, though it's not known which team he swapped out.

It was expected that talks with the Dodgers would be revisited, though as of now, Braun acknowledged there hasn't been any news on the trade front from general manager David Stearns.

"I think if anything gets more serious, we'll have more contact," Braun told Tom Haudricourt of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. "We've stayed in general contact but nothing along those lines has come up where we'd need to have a conversation about it."

Braun is coming off another strong season, hitting .305/.365/.538 with 30 home runs, 23 doubles, and 91 RBIs in 135 games. He's still owed $76 million over the next four years with a $15-million mutual option for 2021.

Despite almost shipping Braun to Chavez Ravine - the teams reportedly ran out of time before the deadline - Stearns said he sees the outfielder as a part of the Brewers future.

"I'm very happy that Ryan is a member of the Milwaukee Brewers," Stearns said. "I expect him to be a member of the Milwaukee Brewers going forward."

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