MLBTR’s team-by-team look at the upcoming deadline continues with the Brewers. Milwaukee is firmly in a playoff spot and should be looking to buy. However, their financial restraints and apparent surplus of starting pitching could allow them to do some selling or some classic "baseball trades."
Record: 56-40 (82.9% playoff probability, per FanGraphs)
For other entrants in this series, see this post.
Buy Mode
Potential needs: Infield
As of a few months ago, starting pitching would have topped the list of potential needs, but that's no longer the case. The Brewers had a number of injuries early in the year, which spurred them to make a late-spring signing of Jose Quintana and an early-season trade for Quinn Priester. Since then, some of the injured pitchers have returned healthy while several young arms have stepped up to post encouraging results. Now the Brewers seemingly have a rotation surplus they could theoretically deal from. More on that later.
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Wut
What’s Milwaukee looking for. Yanks got them, Yankees need to be on sell mode so what does the brew crew need?
Volpe?
The Yankees are not going to be selling. I don’t know why you think they would be. Just because you aren’t held accountable for saying or doing dumb things doesn’t mean the gm and owner wouldn’t be. Big market teams in playoff spots can’t sell.
A 3rd base bat. See saurez
The NL Central is the best division in baseball. Who saw that coming?
The Brewers should reach out to the Phillies about Edmundo Sosa.