This Date in Brewers History

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November 25, 2006
Brewers receive: 

Johnny Estrada, Claudio Vargas and Greg Aquino

Diamondbacks receive:

Doug Davis, Dana Eveland and Dave Krynzel 

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Davis went on to have three productive seasons in Arizona.

Eveland had an 11 year career, with six seasons below replacement level.

Krynzel was the first top draft pick I cared about since becoming a Brewers fan. He never had an AB in Arizona.

Estrada was -1.1 WAR in 442 AB with Milwaukee. We traded him for Guillermo Mota one year later.

Vargas had 11-6 record with 5.09 ERA over 134.1 IP in 2007 for Milwaukee. He ended up being much better for us out of bullpen in 2009 after stints with Mets and Dodgers.

Aquino had 14 IP with Milwaukee. Spent most of the year in Nashville.

Conclusion: I don’t recall all the back story of this trade but it seems like a disappointing return for Doug Davis who did become modestly more expensive in 2007.

[Outlander]

Kind of like the idea of this date in Brewers history thread.

Not too surprising the Brewers would trade Davis, Burnes wasn't the first pending Brewers free agent pitcher to be traded in his final year and won't be the last. Davis signed a three year contract with Arizona shortly after the trade and cerainly the best player in this trade. Pretty common for the Brewers to go after offensive minded players during this timeframe but the former all-star Estrada didn't hit much either during his one year with the Brewers and may be the slowest Brewer I ever saw. A bust for the Brewers.

 

 

[Playing Catch]

23 hours ago, Outlander said:

Kind of like the idea of this date in Brewers history thread.

Particularly this time of year, where we can reminisce of bygone prospects and forgotten rosters.

[Playing Catch]

On 11/25/2024 at 5:18 AM, Frisbee Slider said:

Conclusion: I don’t recall all the back story of this trade but it seems like a disappointing return for Doug Davis who did become modestly more expensive in 2007.

IIRC, they really needed a catcher.

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20 minutes ago, Playing Catch said:

IIRC, they really needed a catcher.

We had 37-year old Damian Miller and to a lesser extent Mike Rivera and JD Closser. In theory, Estrada would have been a much better hitter in Milwaukee than he was. 

Rivera had .755 OPS with Milwaukee over five seasons and 380 PA.

[brewerfan82]

I was so excited for Krynzel... one of my favorite catches in Brewers history (at the 38 second mark): 

 

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10 hours ago, brewerfan82 said:

I was so excited for Krynzel... one of my favorite catches in Brewers history (at the 38 second mark): 

 

Sad that the Brewers were losing in all of the highlights except the last one.

[StearnsFTW]

On 11/26/2024 at 8:26 AM, Playing Catch said:

IIRC, they really needed a catcher.

They did for sure.  And they still did after this trade.

 

I hated it at the time, but Melvin gotta Melvin.

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November 27, 2019

Brewers receive: Eric Lauer and Luis Urias 

Padres receive: Zach Davies and Trent Grisham

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What a roller coaster trade. Ultimately, maybe an even trade unless you think Grisham has been extra valuable.

Davies pitched well for SD in 2020 but hasn’t since. He might be done at age 31. Grisham strings together decent seasons but I don’t think we miss him too much.

Lauer is in Korea now. Urias is fascinating. After 3+ WAR seasons in 2021 and 2022, he is now a journeyman by age 27.

 

[Brock Beauchamp]

If there is interest in this, we can consider making it a site feature with its own dedicated space. Like each day you could hit a page and it would display a list of things that happened in Brewers history that day. 

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November 28, 2021

Brewers sign P Jason Alexander.

Alexander had 3.82 ERA after 30.2 IP in June 2022. He ultimately ended the year with -0.8 WAR. Sort of feels like he was better than that but he got lit up at times as a reliever.

At 31 years old, he pitched in Triple-A last year for the Red Sox.

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November 29, 2016

Brewers sign 1B/OF Eric Thames

Thames produced 2.8 WAR over three seasons in Milwaukee, including 31 HR in 2017.

 

[Playing Catch]

On 11/29/2024 at 7:49 AM, Frisbee Slider said:

November 29, 2016

Brewers sign 1B/OF Eric Thames

Thames produced 2.8 WAR over three seasons in Milwaukee, including 31 HR in 2017.

 

Gotta love Thames. However, his performance is magnified by the brilliant use of the first-base platoon with Aguilar.

[Outlander]

1/15/21 may end up as one of the most important dates in Brewers history as they signed 16 year old Jackson Chourio.