"The Milwaukee Brewers face deadlines on a couple of fronts Tuesday.

The Brewers have until 4 p.m. to reach agreement on a contract with Japanese outfielder Norichika Aoki or lose negotiating rights to sign him. Four hours before that, teams will exchange salary figures with their remaining unsigned players eligible for arbitration.

The Brewers' number of arbitration-eligible players dipped from five to four when centerfielder Nyjer Morgan agreed to a $2.35 million deal.

Because agents and teams were busy Monday preparing their arbitration figures, Brewers general manager Doug Melvin said he had no conversations with Aoki's agent, Nez Balelo. The sides exchanged contract proposals over the weekend, and Melvin said he expected to resume talks before the deadline."