6:30pm: The two sides have indeed been discussing Yelich, tweets Joe Frisaro of MLB.com, but Milwaukee is just one of many teams in the running. Talks between Milwaukee and Miami are not in advanced stages, per Frisaro, who adds that Brinson is a target for the Marlins in talks. That’s hardly a surprise — the Marlins figure to ask any team for its top prospect (and quite a bit more) — but there’s no indication to date that the Brewers are willing to part with the touted 23-year-old.
3:11pm: The Brewers have made an offer for Marlins outfielder Christian Yelich and are showing “strong interest” in him, according to Craig Mish of SiriusXM Fantasy (via Twitter). Unsurprisingly, other teams are also still said to be involved in pursuit of Yelich.
Milwaukee’s involvement is a bit of a surprise at first glance, as the organization is overflowing with quality young outfielders and has been connected mostly to pitching this winter. Adding Yelich, though, might fill their opening in center field — assuming that Domingo Santana and Ryan Braun would continue to occupy the corners — while condensing and moving up the timeline of their overall talent pool.
Of course, the Brewers aren’t exactly hurting for options in center. The team can still utilize Keon Broxton there and/or call upon top youngsters Brett Phillips and Lewis Brinson. Clearly, though, it’s not a pressing area of need, so it may well be that the club is mostly looking into the possibility in case there’s an opportunity to achieve value.
Milwaukee, though, has been said to be entertaining a number of possibilities in recent weeks. They’ve been linked to Lorenzo Cain, another less than obvious fit on paper, while simultaneously exploring trades of players such as Broxton and Santana. The Brewers also remain connected to all of the top names on the free-agent market, having reportedly made a recent contract offer to Yu Darvish. Clearly, GM David Stearns and his staff are keeping an open mind as they look to improve upon last season’s 86 wins and continue to vie for the NL Central crown, alongside both the Cubs and the Cardinals.
Yelich’s steady production, appealing contract, and youth make him a sensible fit for any number of organizations. With the Marlins entering a rebuilding period, it seems clear he’s available, though the asking price assuredly will be extreme. Miami can control Yelich for another five years at a total of just $58MM, with the fifth year of that pact serving as a club option. Yelich’s agent, Joe Longo of Paragon Sports, recently went on-record with ESPN.com’s Jerry Crasnick to call his client’s relationship with the Marlins “irretrievably broken” and suggest that a trade could be best for all parties involved.
Milwaukee is quietly building something
Yes they are.. (probably only ‘quietly’ for those outside of NL Central). Their farm system is stacked .. they have a great young core.. surprised they didn’t make a move last trade deadline … hope they do not land darvish or Arietta…
– cubs fan
The farm is full. Let’s see if they can use it right.
They have the best farm in the nl Central
Cubs empires it
Reds are trying to build up
Pirates I would fill could be in the middle of baseball
And St. Louis always has a decent farm. They got good scouts that find quality players everywhere
Biased opinion I know, but I’d argue the Reds have a better farm system than the Brewers
worse is spelled W-O-R-S-E, not B-E-T-T-E-R
lolwut
Umm… taking subjectivity to the extreme…
The NL Central could easily be the best division in MLB really soon !
Would love to see both team’s windows overlap with each other for the next 3-4 years. The energy level at Miller Park for that final series in 2008 was electric.
Three team trade idea:
Millwaukee gets: Giancarlo Stanton, Justus Sheffield
Yankees get: Yelich
Marlins get: Chance Adams, Lewis Brinson, Luis Ortiz
Sounds crazy, but Marlins trade Yelich, get prospects. Yankees clear payroll so they can go after a starter, Milwaukee gets an outfielder with better offensive stats than Yelich but big contract.
What do people think?
I think Stanton’s contract makes him untradeable to teams like the Brewers.
Why would the Yankees acquire Stanton just to flip him? Especially when they’d be giving up much more to get rid of him than they did to originally get him
Cocaine is one hell of a drug
It’s crack.
Why would Stanton ever waive his NTC to play in MIL? I’m not trying to throw shade at Mil, but they’re at completely different stages. It’s an absolute no go.
It’s a good point. You sign with teams based on the money, and you waive NTCs based on the quality of the team and/or city . . . Milwaukee can’t compete with New York on a number of levels.
It will NEVER happen! Also, does Stanton still have the NTC after being traded to the Yanks?
From a Yankees perspective why? To sign another overpriced aging starter in Darvish or Jake? To replace an MVP in Stanton with a possible MVP in Yelich? Looks like Sheffield might be a solid #2 and could be in the bigs in 2018. Chance Adams could wind up being 3-5th starter again in 2018. So to some it all up why trade an MVP and 2 promising controllable starting pitchers for 1 good/very good OF with a good contact? They need pitching not position players and the last thing Yanks are worried (after this year) is money. Thoughts please.
Why would Yankees part with top pitching prospect just to rid of Giancarlo? To pick up and ellsbury/Gardner 2.0? Need some of what your smoking on.
Oh, I get it…. Then the Yankees trade Yelich, Judge & Gleyber Torres for Kole Calhoun, then send Calhoun, Sanchez, Estevan Florial & Miguel Andujar for Matt Wieters. That way they have tons of cash to throw at Bartolo Colon. Pure genius. Does Cashman know you’re after his job?
Sounds like you should see the nearest shrink…ASAP
Lmaoooooooo bruh, good thing you’re not a GM or you would’ve been fired a long time ago. That’s a terrible trade for NY. Deplete the farms pitching and deal a 40 HR threat. Lololololololol
more like a 60hr prospect in Yankee Stadium
I agree with you. It sounds crazy
So Yankees trade Stanton AND Sheffield AND Chance for Yelich? Hahahahahaha
And Mikwaukee is going to pay the Stanton comtract? Hahahaha
Bad bad
Yanks had a chance to acquire yelich and chose Stanton instead so why would they then trade the current MVP who they just acquired this off-season and their 2 top pitching prospects(both of which are already rotation options for them) just to free up money to sign “established pitching”?
why wouldn’t the Yanks just package those prospects for a guy like Chris Archer who is exactly what they need?
All I can say about that trade is,the Yankees should also include the whole AAA team just to keep it fair ??????? .Since when did Yelich become the Mike Trout of the NL,he is just a pretty good player with a super great contract.
Last year they were ahead. This year they will come back to the ground. But, this would get them that boost again.
It would have to be Brinson..
I would give up Brinson for Yelich 11/10 times
It would have to be more than just Brinson
I agree more than Brinson. I’m saying he would be the centerpiece
Brinson, plus maybe Ortiz and Burnes, and a couple of lottery tickets could get it done
Brinson, Phillips, Ortiz and Woodruff for Yelich probably gets done.
Yes, Yelich is this valuable. Yes, you clear out the farm for Yelich.
way too much. Probably more like 2 of those plus 1 or 2 very young prospects that are a little unknown.
Brinson Ortiz Dubon and Broxton should get it done 1 proven cf 2 MLB ready prospects and 1 high ceiling sp prospect
These are probably about right but like the article said, Milwaukee is more than likely just trying to find value. Clearing the farm for Yelich is questionable given the depth they have. Might as well ride with what you have and see if Brinson or Phillips can match that production rather than trade. Save it for a top of the rotation pitcher in my opinion
Brinson, Phillips, and Ortiz or Woodruff but not both Ortiz and Woodruff.
Would seem so, but with 4 years left on his contract and a 2022 option he’s one guy the Brewers could easily give up Brinson for. (and other pieces obviously)
don’t think so
Throw in realmuto as well …. give up Brinson/ Broxton / and a pitching prospect lower down the totempull.
You’re not getting Yelich AND Realmuto for Brinson, Broxton, and a pitching prospect lower down the totem pole. That package doesn’t get you Yelich by himself.
I don’t see Miami doing that
Yeah for both you would have to give up Brinson, Burnes, Woodruff, Diaz, Susac, and Broxton and maybe one or 2 more young guys like Lutz and Feliciano
I love Yelich, think I’d rather have him than Ozuna. Look at the STL deal, it will take that maybe more to land Yelich.
way more than the STL deal the Adam eaton deal is a better comp
Are you kidding,come on now,you can spell so you must be some want intelligent.
Brinson is perfect for Miami, less pressure, can build up and be a part of the core from the start, as opposed to trying to break into one that’s already there. Love this swap if it happens.
In Sterns we trust!
I don’t think they offered Brinson, maybe Phillips, Broxton plus some prospects.
Even for Miami, that would be an insulting offer if Broxton and Phillips are headliners
I didn’t really specify which prospects could be included, so it doesn’t mean that those 2 would be headliners. Milwaukee could add some real talent to those outfielders and an offer would look reasonable. When you are at the beginning of a rebuild you should try to grab a lot of prospects.
kinda depends on darvish situation. if they are signing darvish then they could send brinson to Mia for Yelich. if not then they need him to trade for a SP (archer?)
Brinson, Ortiz, Woodruff and Phillips for Yelich lets go
At what price? Phillips, Broxton and Brinson.
3 outfielders?
Without Yelich the Marlins would be looking at Magneuris Sierra (who’s spent 100 games above single-A), Braxton Lee (Sub .700 career minor league OPS), and Derek Dietrich (who is proven but has a low ceiling as a regular) in their outfield. If they could trade Yelich for an entirely new young outfield that could be an absolute coup for them and make the Marlins FO look like geniuses.
I’m very high on Phillips and Brinson personally, however.
If they do this and be patient and wait to trade Realmuto for a high ranking young SS (maybe Gordon or Javier from MN?) this could be a sneaky good offseason.
Miami is definitely going to want at least one solid SP prospect included. Does MIL have anyone in the pipeline the Marlins would be interested in?
I’m sure they’ll ask for Hader.
Brandon Woodruff, Luis Ortiz, Corbin Burnes, and Josh Pennington, just to name a few.
plus Peralta and Yamamoto who were great last year also Bickford still has value
Ortiz and Burnes are the top 2 pitching prospects. Both aren’t exactly frontline starters but projects as 2’s or 3’s.
Agreed, just saying: the Brewers have intriguing SP prospects.
Decent depth but would still love to see them draft a frontline starter this upcoming draft. I know that’s every teams wish but Crew haven’t had one since Ben Sheets.
Yeah, they honestly could give up 5 guys for Yelich and still have a pretty nice farm. Milwaukee is lowkey stacked. A’s are almost like this too.
That’s just what doesn’t make sense though: should Yelich be so much of a priority for the Brewers that they’d give up FIVE guys for him?
It seems more reasonable to wait until the 2018 Brewers have proven that they’re on the cusp of brilliance before paying a high price to send them over the top.
Brett Phillips is gonna have to learn infield at this point smh
For the last few years Phillips has projected as more of a 4th OF type. The decent showing he had after the call up has rekindled some of the intrigue, but long term I don’t think the organization sees him as one of the 3 future OF pieces.
Phillips is a left-handed version of Broxton. .240 hitter, 20 HR, strikes out a third of the time.
I wish Broxton could hit .240
Phillips had a 6.1 WAR season last year, if you extrapolate his 37 games out to 162 games, he’s nasty.
Broxton had 0.4 WAR in 143 games. Ummm….
Phillips was the #57 prospect in all of baseball at this time 2 years ago. His bat hasn’t been consistent but he’s still a tools-y, heady player who could turn into a Granderson-type. High HR, K, BB rates with a cannon and a great clubhouse presence. I don’t see him as a 4th OF at all. He’s much more boom-or-bust — f he can improve his plate discipline and contact, he’ll be an everyday player without question given his defense, power and speed. If his bat doesn’t improve, he won’t be a major leaguer.
Kyle Wren. Trent Clark, Those are 4th OF types. Phillips is not.
That being said, Brinson’s ceiling is higher obviously and if I’m MIA I insist on Lew being in a Yelich package and install him from Day 1.
A lot has changed in 2 years. He had an awful season in 2016 and followed it up with a decent at best 2017, being bailed out by the decent showing he had up in the bigs thanks to an over inflated BABIP. He’s not on most top 100 lists anymore (with the exception of BA). If the bat doesn’t improve he still has the speed, defense, and pop to hang around as a 4th OF, but I think they have just come to accept that he’s going to have too much swing and miss in his game to be an every day fixture given their other options.
His name is Trent Grisham not Clark. Also, Phillips wouldn’t be in the top 200 right now, his ranking 2 years ago is irrelevant. And people say Cubs fans are idiots
He was just put in the top 100 by BA…
His ranking two years ago might be irrelevant, however his ranking this week is relevant. I’m guessing you missed it, but earlier this week Baseball America ranked Phillips the #80 prospect in baseball. Well inside the top 200.
whoops. lol. I love it when people act all smart and call others names then they are completely wrong.
having said that, I do hate scrub fans.
oh and calm down about clark/Graham. he changed his name recently and it never made the national news.
A boom-bust player that can’t hit lefties and strikes out a third of the time. Sounds EXACTLY like a platoon/4th outfielder to me.
Brett Phillips is a strong defensive OF option.
I kindof feel like David Stearns is just stirring the pot, putting in lowball offers to try and generate some activity in order to scare other teams into overpaying.
I just can’t take this kind of report seriously . . . the Brewers have THREE major-league ready Center-Fielders, and it probably makes more sense to rely on developing a star out of at least one of them (and them having him for all 6 of his pre-arb and arb years) instead of trading for Yelich, who, while very good, would cost Milwaukee their most prized commodity: prospects.
If you’re trying to compete today, I say you give up some of your future prospects that in the position you’re trading for. If you gave up Brinson and Phillips and a pitching prospect. I don’t think anyone would be upset with getting Yelich in return.
The thing is 2 of the 3 could be better than Yelich within a few seasons, don’t think this story has wings.
If they have 2 prospects that could be better wouldn’t that mean they could give one up? I think fans are getting a little overly emotionally invested in prospects. Some deals are good deals. Holding onto prospects isn’t always the smartest.
the thing is, they’re not, yet… yelich already is. to have yelich’s average stats over the last few seasons for up to the next 5 is worth top prospects, because Yelich’s output is essentially Brinson/Phillips ceiling.
Could be? A bird in the hand…
look up MLB prospect success rates. if we (brewers) have 4 OF prospects, law of averages says less than 1 become as good as Yelich already is
None of those guys are the player that Yelich is. (Brinson could be, but is unproven) Its all about improving the team, and he would be a big improvement over either Broxton or Phillips. Plus Yelich is under team control for 5 more years so it’s not like they’d be chasing a guy that only has 2-3 years left for a prospect that would have 6.
I’m not saying today, that’s the intrigue of trading stars for prospects, sometimes it works in your favor. Yelich is a good player but is far removed from being an elite offensive player.
Heck he was 3rd best OF offensively on his team.
True, but he’s definitely still and improvement over Keon and Phillips too at this point in his career (too much swing and miss in his game and had a unsustainable BABIP last season). Plus he allows them to keep bringing Brinson along slowly if needed as he just looked overwhelmed last season.
He did look overmatched and confused at times, but sometimes one short burst of success can propel a young player. I wouldn’t give up in him yet.
I’m not saying give up on him, I still think he’s going to be good. But adding Yelich doesn’t mean they have to give up on him if they can get a deal done without him in. If they expect to compete this year Yelich gives them a better everyday option for now and if Brinson does come on then they can flip one of their other OFs to make room.
that’s the thing.. besides needing another
left handed bat, phillips, brinson, Broxton, Santana could combine for 6 billion strikeouts.
Yelich is an upgrade and an upgrade who can put the ball in play more often and help balance the lineup.
This is why you have prospects. If you can trade a couple for a proven commodity then you simultaneously clear the issue of the logjam while ensuring that you are getting a guaranteed solution to the position.
a couple won’t get it done
Couple top tier, couple throw ins. You know what I mean.
True, but you can also be patient with the logjam in order to ascertain which of the guys will be the most valuable. I would hate to trade Brinson for Yelich just for Brinson to turn out to be the next 40-40 guy . . .
Or he could have a sub-.600 OPS again and lose most of his value. That’s the risk you run into with even the highest ranked prospects. Look no further than Texas with Profar. I’m sure they’d love to jump in a time machine and move him when his value was ridiculously high.
Fair enough. You just never know.
being patient and letting the prospects show their value also usually means 60-70% of them show they have little to no value at the ML level.
then you don’t have enough prospect value to get the established player anymore.
Not exactly.
Stearns has acknowledged two roster-building strategies which make the Yelich target perfectly aligned.
One — is that he values up-the-middle talent. This certainly isn’t unique to MKE, but he’s clearly gone after CF-SS-2B-C talent. Yelich obviously fits that.
Two — he doesn’t believe in ‘filing holes’ he believes in stockpiling talent, even if they’re at the same position. So the fact that he ‘has 3 major-league ready CF” doesn’t play a big role in his decision making.
Would you rather have a project in CF or a middle order left handed bat? His 20ish hr will turn to 30ish at Miller Park. We have pieces the Marlins could use but with the way Yelich has stated he wants out- I wouldn’t give up an upper end pitching prospect.
Christopher Martin, NOW do you take it seriously?
Such a deal might open the door for a trade of Braun to BOS, though he would have the right to veto. In any event, MIL has the prospects to land Yelich.
Highly doubtful especially with Braun’s stated preference of being on the west coast or staying in Mil.
This doesn’t make sense to me. Is OF really an area of need for the Brew Crew? Jimmy Nelson is doing well on his rehab and Josh Hader looks like he could be a weapon immediately–but they could still use an SP–yes?
I’m torn on the subject of the Brewers adding another SP.
On the one hand, everyone wants a Kershaw . . . someone who goes out and wins at least 15 games a years regardless of the offense that’s supporting him. The Brewers don’t have that guy, and Darvish might (MIGHT) still have a few years of dominance left in him.
On the other hand, recently I’ve felt like the Brewers had plenty of potential to develop that guy from their own system. Nelson, Anderson, Davies, Suter, and Hader each took HUGE leaps forward in their development last year. That progress makes you wonder if they Brewers have finally managed to construct a pitcher-friendly culture . . . that maybe they really are capable of developing their own pitchers outside of Ben Sheets. After all, beyond the above-listed 5, there is still Woodruff, Lopez, Burnes, Pennington, and other intriguing SP prospects in the system.
Except for a couple of exceptions I agree. I don’t see Lynn or Cobb as enough of an upgrade from Davies or Suter to justify the cost. Darvish or Arrieta would, but I doubt they would sign a two- or three-year deal, which is all i would sign either of them for.
Archer and maybe Duffy are the only starters that have been rumored to be available that would be worth the cost in prospects.
It seems more likely the Brewers will address SP in Free Agency (Chacin, Gallardo and …Lynn?? Arrieta??) . and developing from within (Woodruff, Burnes, Ortiz). The price on established starters in the trade market is so (rightfully) high in terms of prospects, it’s not something he’ll be active in.
Upgrades are always in the NEED pile. Yelich is way better than all Milwaukee OFs and is locked down for a while, and that coincides with the Brewers window being knocked all the way open in 2018. Perfect match.
I’d offer Brinson/Ortiz/I.Diaz fully realizing that that probably wouldn’t get it done.
Actually I think that would be a bit too much to give up. I wouldn’t include Diaz. Brinson/Ortiz and a lower prospect.
Even better. That’s what the Brewers got for 1 1/2 years of Lucroy and 3 years of Jeffress. That’s a win in my book.
Throw Phillips in there and it probably gets done.
Fish would be very interested in Brinson Ortiz and I. Diaz if such a deal is proposed IMO.
I’d be comfortable with it. Hope it happens. Love me some Yelich.
you were close
I hope that The Brewers do trade for Yelich…if anything it will prevent Braves Management from OVERPAYING/BLOWING THROUGH our prized prospects ….who i expect to be mainstays on our team for years to come…in a foolish attempt to acquire Yelich!
No way do I want any of the following dealt:
1. Ronald Acuna
2. Ozzie Albies
3. Mike Soroka
4, Kolby Allard
5. Kyle Wright
6. Patrick Weigel
7. Tooki Tousiant
8. Christian Pache
9. Joey Wentz
10. Bryce Wilson
11. Ian Anderson
12. Tucker Davidson
13. Kyle Muller
14. Austin Riley
15. Alex Jackson
Now if The Marlins (or any other team) wants any of the other players in our System (many of whom would be EASILY in The Top 10’s of the majority of MLB teams)….then I’d be down with our GM making a trade that was a good fit for us. But those Top 15…NO WAY!
The Braves are going to be HELLA YOUNG/EXCITING starting in 2019….for years to come! The Marlins can find some other team to BEG/try and SUCKER young, affordable, high ceiling Starting Pitching from!
Interesting take on this proposed brewers and marlins deal…but dem braves tho!
lol exactly. .BUT DEM BRAVES THO!!!… .at least he’s up to 22 dislikes already. never seen it that high
Maybe you can get him for a bag of sunflower seeds and a can of cope wintergreen
miami would hold out for a can of cope southern blend
Just remember: prospects don’t win championships, and neither do the Braves. Ronald Acuna might be the franchise’s next Chipper Jones, but if he isn’t, there will still be a LOT of development that needs to happen to make the team competitive.
2 weeks into the season, Acuna will probably get his callup to The Majors. Unless our Manager, Brian Snitker, is STUCK ON STUPID, he’ll have Ozzie Albies and Acuna hitting #1-#2 in our lineup…..giving Freddie Freeman an opportunity to lead MLB in RBIs (the speed/OBP that Albies and Acuna both will provide….potentially LETHAL).
Of our current starters…only Luiz Gohara has the potential to stay long term. However several waves of potentially high ceiling starting pitchers will be making their way into Atlanta’s Rotation the next few years. We’ll be the envy of all MLB! While The Cubs will be paying BUMS like Tyler Chatwood $38 mil over the next 3 seasons….The Braves could very well open 2019 with a HELLA TALENTED ROTATION that will make A COMBINED LESS than what Chatwood makes in a season, lol!
What was Acuna’s BA in the majors last year? And Albies’s?
Yea . . . you just don’t know what’s going to happen with those guys. They might turn out to be duds, they might take a LONG time to develop, or they could be awesome right away.
For more on this subject, ask the Padres About superstar draft pick Matt Bush.
Freeman could hit 50 hrs and not lead league in rbi…
Matt Bush NEVER made it to The Majors (initially before he went to prison).
Albies showed in his 200 at-bats at the end of 2017 for Atlanta what kind of potential he has! Acuna made mince-meat of MILB pitching in 2017. We’ll find out in 2018 where he lies..however the tools are there. He can play defense/has a strong arm/has speed (tools that dont ‘slump’).
Silly goose, you missed my point: for as many prospects as have enjoyed stardom, there are 10 who flamed out at some point, sooooo:
Don’t count the championships before they’re on the shelf, that’s all.
More like, A prospect is a prospect. The only thing that actually matters is performance at the MLB level. Acuna has a ton of value, but it’s all based on promise. To expect a first time call off to be the leadoff hitter and somehow rake isn’t going to happen. It never happens. These guys have a developmental path. Also, Ozzie hasn’t shown he belongs in the majors yet. Freeman is good but not top tier. Braves fans live in la la land. Also, that list above of prospects that should never be traded, maybe you don’t understand how business works. This isn’t a video game, both sides have to want to make the deal, both sides have to feel they are benifiting. Saying the braves low end prospects are somehow more valuable than other teams top prospects is absurd. You’re falling for the marketing designed to keep the dollars flowing while the team doesn’t even pretend it’s trying to win.
How do you feel about Newcomb? I think he’s got the talent. He’d obviously be lethal in the pen, but a guy who can throw 95-96 as a starter you gotta give more than a season. I think he’s a Robbie Ray type
We don’t need a true CF as we already have one. I’d rather have a more powerful bat in a corner than Yelich’s. He’s just not a good fit for us.
Can’t wait to see all 15 of those prospects raise the next Braves W-S trophy up high…so high.
Poor Paul. He became a victim of believing in overhyped prospects.
I understand that a lot of teams have overhyped their prospects in the past. However I feel that this collection of Braves prospects could very well end up historic in nature. Just watch……
No just no. Just remember that your bias is overwhelming your logical thinking. The Braves would be lucky if any 3 of those guys actually become special. Remember there is a difference between superstardom and your average ML player.
Braves – “unprecedented” violations.
Got like those Brave fans Spirit lol
Half of these dudes might not ever sniff the majors, get over your ‘prized prospects’.
White Sox fan here… lot of “top talent” in our system too but at least (it’s seems that most of) our fans understand the relative value of something unproven. Reading Braves blogs and comments like this seem to show that Atlanta fans are stuck on winning the “top farm” prize, rather than the one that actually counts.
Then you woke up. Lol
Not one MLB level all-star on that list.
🙂
Paullen, I agree with you 100 percent. Yelich is above average, how do we not know that Pache will not be just as valuable. I wouldn’t trade Acuna straight up for him
Get help
Brinson Phillips and 2 arms, one higher up and one lotto ticket
not even in the right area code
You’re joking right? Two top 100 prospects plus 2 arms not in the right area code? I know you’re a cubs fan but if the marlins are looking for 4/5 top 100 prospects 90% of teams can’t meet that price.
That’s why he hasn’t been traded you dumb @$$
They dont need 90% of teams to meet their price. They only need one. If 90% could meet their price, they arent asking for enough.
Yikes, that seems a steep price unless your two arms are outside the Top 30.
Your top 10 WILL be raided in any Yelich deal, it doesn’t matter what team you are.
Brinson would be the headliner…Woodruff or Burns would need to be in there…a few lower level/high upside guys to round it out
If I’m the fish I’d ask for hader (love this guy !). From the brewers standpoint however they better say no to that
For real hader is going to be really really good.
Geez is the other shoe going to drop already with “ a Milwaukee Trade” ? Pull the damn trigger already enough with the bozo spec!
brewers fanfest isnt until this weekend. no rush. lol
Brinson, Hiura, Burnes and maybe Cody Ponce (or another top 30 prospect) for Yelich and Castro.
Sorry…who’s Castro?
Starlin? or maybe Fidel
oh crap totally forgot about Starlin
That’s a no from me. Not trading Hiura or Burnes.
Three top 100 prospects? That seems pretty steep. I could see two of those plus two low A players not in top 15 of system like carlos herrera and gilbert lara.
No way they give up Hirua.
Why not? Yelich is entering his prime on one of the most team friendly deals in all of MLB……Hirua is a nice prospect but the Brewers are trying to make the playoffs right now. This isn’t a deal for a rental- he’s a player you can build your team around at the MLB level for the next half decade
Because he’s their top prospect at a position of need at 2B. You could make the case for Isan Diaz but Hiura is the better pure hitter at this point and he could potentially be ready by 2019. Brewers have other pieces they can part with but they don’t deal Hiura.
I know this isn’t typically how things are done but The White Sox had interest in Yelich earlier in the winter and Brewers were rumored to be in Talks with the White Sox a few days ago. Could Yelich be step one to a different deal where The
Brewers send Yelich to Chicago for Some of the Sox near MLB ready pitching and/or infield help?
Rick Hahn is he master of the three way!
Definitely not.
I heard he’s all hands and has a tendency to make things really awkward the day after.
Brewers: Yelich & Realmuto
Marlins: Brinson, Hader, Ortiz & Phillips
Great for both teams. Brewers get 2 young controllable affordable stars. Marlins get 4 prospects who could make immediate impact.
I do feel this is even but I can’t see Hader being moved.
Hader won’t get traded. His SO9 was over 12, and he did that while rarely being able to control his slider.
Way too special to trade.
I wish we could somehow hold onto Hader, and Phillips but I agree trading Brinson, Ortiz, Woodruff Maybe throw in one our 2nd base prospects for yelich. I would love for us to use Hader as a starting pitcher.
Can’t see the Fish declining an offer of Brinson, Hader, Ortiz for Yelich but along with J.T. Fish might want more.
Agreed, definitely think both teams say yes to that. Maybe add in a C too.
Could that article two days ago about the brewers nearing a trade be related to this or was it all b*llshit like we have been getting all off season ?
Brinson, Broxton, Woodruff, and Ponce for Yelich. Deal. Now on to the SP dilemma..
I believe Sterns is looking for a quality centerfielder to free up Brinson to trade for a top quality pitcher. If he emptied the bank account for Darvish and traded a package headlined by Brinson for Archer, a bunch of pitching prospects and outfield prospects wouldn’t be missed. Between Santana, Broxton, Villar and a number of near ready starters and outfield names everyone knows, I think the Brewers have enough to get both Archer and Yelich…
THe big questions is asset scarcity.
Which is more ‘valuable’ to Milwaukee — the ~$125m it will take to get Darvish?
Or 3-4 Top 10 prospects? Are those prospects each worth NPV of about $30m?
The Brewers don’t need another OF unless they are getting him cheap use the surplus outfielders for starting pitching and a 2nd baseman.
Don’t see the sense in this trade. They have young talented OF’ers already. They had a good year. Could have been a lucky year. Takes more than a good 3/4’s of a season to believe in them. I’m wondering if all these rumors are only to sell more tickets or gain fan excitement. Lot of smoke…. no real fire so far
Left handed hitting center fielder. It’s no surprise that Sterns has made a push for more left handed bats in the lineup. Go Brewers!
Broxton to the Giants if Milwaukee gets Yelich. Mark it down! That’s their CF fix while still keeping them under the Luxury Tax threshold. It would cost them Beede and Shaw but would be worth it if they’re truly going for it.
If the Brewers trade for Yelich I can definitely see that happening. Broxton still draws a lot of intrigue with his power/speed combo but the Brewers seem fed up with his free-swinging ways. Seems like he’d definitely be the odd man out.
Though I think it makes sense for them to trade Broxton to SF, Beede AND Shaw is too much for a .220 hitter that struck out 175 times last year.. I would think one or the other and a guy further down in the minors. I understand that their farm system is weak, but their number 2 and 3 prospects for a CFer with little offense doesn’t make sense to me. 20 homers in Milwaukee will not translate well to SF.
Yeah, as a devout Brewer fan, I’d be pleasantly shocked if we got either of those guys for Broxton. I’d approach it like they did the Lind trade with Seattle. Gimme 3 young pitchers (like rookie league) and we’ll hope for the best.
Is Broxton worth both Beede and Shaw? I realize Beede and Shaw aren’t elite prospects, but Broxton is a strikeout machine the Brewers don’t even want in their starting outfielder.
wow, a team that actually can see into the future and adds talent, I admire the brew crew is doing, too bad the pirates couldn’t have seen their opportunity
Brewers haven’t done anything. All talk by media to get Brewers fans hope up
whoops
Cubs will out spend the Brewers to stay on top, the Cards are improved also. The Brewers can close the gap if they land a big time pitcher and trade for Yelich. I’m not sure if they have the pitching prospect the Marlins would want, so the only way they get Yelich is to move one of their top starters off the major league team.
The top spending team has not been the WS champion for quite some time.
No, the better team has won.
Your right, but the Cubs have won and the Brewers haven;t , The team that gets Darvish or Arrieta has the edge this year. If they both get one it’s a wash. Astros added at the deadline to put them over the top
Verlander!
I assumed the Brewers would go after Starlin Castro, not Christian Yelich. Perhaps they’re acquire both.
So the Brewers are a very interesting team. Their cheap/no payroll could allow them to attack some major upside. To me Cain would fit perfectly. A TOR would also fit. They could go in so many different directions.
Matz, Conforto, Gimenez, Peterson for Yelich and Prado
Apparently Mets turned down Fish offer of J.T. and Starlin for d. Smith, matz and another top prospect.
Yelich is like Stanton he wants to win. Hes not going to a rebuild tram.
Unlike Stanton, he has no control over where he goes.
Brewers aren’t rebuilding.
whoops.
If Jays offer Grichuk and Bichette… enough or mote needed?
More.
I hope the Brewers land him. Maybe it will scare the Cards into signing or trading for a TOR starter.
Wow, this trade would solidify 3rd place for the Brewers for many years to come
Except they finished 2nd during a year which was supposed to be a rebuilding year and they were expected to lose almost a 100 games. But hey, nice try. Thanks for playing.
Wow, your post solidified your ignorance for many years to come.
Love for my Padres to grab him. Better upside, more athletic, younger and less $ than Hosmer.
Trade Renfroe, Gore/Morejon/Quantrill and a couple lower level guys for him.
Oh, helllll no.
Brinson, C. Burnes and Huira for Yelich should get it done.
Harrison instead of Brinson
Phillips instead of Harrison.
corey ray instead of phillips… i can’t wait til we get to tyrone taylor
Mallex Smith, Mariner version, instead of Corey Ray.
i think ray will be dealt too eventually
Verlander! Chapman!
Why hasn’t anyone mentioned Santana as a possibility? Yelich can play CF or move to RF depending on which prospects we don’t include. Yelich could also play in LF every 5th day plus the two months Braun will be out!
Brinson/Ortiz/Hiura/Burnes. Only package i would want. Add Phillips or KJ Harrison and Marlins add Dan Strailey or Barraclough with Yelich.
Too much. Just look at what the White Sox got for similar great players on excellent contracts like Sale/Eaton/Quintana. It’ll more than likely take 2 highly ranked prospects (1 VERY highly ranked – like Brinson) and a couple throw-ins.
Oh no doubt its too much but i would try my hardest for that package haha. When all said and done, i’d be excstatic with Brinson/Burnes/Peralta/KJ or Monte Harrison. Or something like that. Brinson and Burnes are musts for me. Hiura would be nice but not likely. Diaz is possible but would want him instead of Monte Harrison.
And Brinson and Burnes being musts is the reason this deal isn’t going to happen. For Yelich, Brinson and Burnes are untouchable. One of Broxton/Phillips, one of Ortiz/Woodruff and two lower-level prospects is probably the best the Brewers would offer. Maybe Harrison or Erceg. And dealer’s choice of pitchers who were in A ball last year.
Not Erceg.
It is a no brainer for the Brewers. You get a proven and productive big leaguer for 5 years for a may be player. For the Brewers it is a Big NOW. A bird in hand is better than a 1000 flying.
And if you can lead a horse to water………wear it!
Here’s a scenario to toss around… Braves are known to have made progress on a deal with Yelich but might not have the near ready bat to accompany a prospect pitcher package. The Brewers want SP and talk to the Braves about Terehan. The package involves one or two Brewer OF. Who specifically? Well, why not find out who the Marlins prefer by engaging in a trade discussion around Yelich – with 6 OF, why would they target him? Intel for the Braves to help them get the return for Terehan that they could add to their package for Yelich and possibly Realmulto. Now that is some interesting hot stove in an otherwise boring off-season so far.
Inferred by left out that Acuna won’t be traded. Hence moving Terehan for other OF from the Brewers have a surplus.
You Braves fans and your Terehan deals. He hasn’t been good in two out of the past three years. His value these days is minimal.
is everyone ready to give up on Lewis I think he could be as good or better as Yelich it may be a up and down rookie year but I think he’s the real deal if I was a Brewer’s fan I’d hate to see him become a great player in Miami
getting a young star like yelich back for brinson isnt the same as “giving up on him”. it takes talent to get talent
brewers are not getting Yelich . nobody wants to play in Milwaukee
Bigfoot, as if the Marlins are going to ask him where he wants to be traded first
Ignorant post. The parts of Milwaukee where the players live are super nice and the ballpark is almost always more full then empty. Fans love the players there too.
Bigfoot, care to edit your post now? lmao
Why not throw in Braun (and salary relief) into a Yelich deal? Braun played college ball in Miami, might not object to ending his career there. Might be a better option than one of the top OF prospects (Brinson, Santana).
Because the Marlins don’t need salary relief. If they are trading Yelich it would be to add impact talent. I also don’t see Braun willing to waive his 10-5 and not having the ability to control where the Marlins trade him. So better option for the Brewers sure willingness for the Marlins should be zero.
After sleeping on it, this Marlin fan wants Harrison. Harrison and Brinson or Harrison and Burnes. Staily and/or Castro could be added for other prospects.
You would take Harrison and Burnes for Yelich? I’m sure Milwaukee would jump all over that.
Harrison is only 1 year younger than Brinson and finally started hitting decently in High-A. Brinson has mashed just about everywhere and made the majors at age 23. If Milwaukee could make a deal with Harrison instead of Brinson, they’d do it in a heartbeat.
After sleeping on it, this Marlin fan wants Harrison. Harrison and Brinson or Harrison and Burnes. Straily and/or Castro could be added for other prospects.
I can’t imagine a deal where the brew crew are able to offer a better deal than the braves can without added their best 2 prospects. My opinion. Braves better not be THAT stubborn
Harrison and Burnes can headline a deal.
The Giants should’ve traded with the Cards to get Grichuk! He would’ve in perfect. His salary was even lower than Jacksons will be.
This comment got put on the wrong thread! Sorry! Bad phone service in my area!
a lot of fans especially cubs fans underestimate the young brewers team.