What (if anything) should the Brewers do by the trade deadline?

[BrewerFan]

7 hours ago, RedStickBrew said:

With the injuries in Biloxi to Wilkin and Adams there certainly is playing time available for him. Hopefully promotion time is coming soon

Well...Wilken is out for the year and was on his way to AAA. I can't imagine Adams was far behind, but... as they're both out, you have to assume Burke is REAL close to AA. Play Adams at 3rd and Burke at 1st. Adams wasn't a butcher over there, just not MLB caliber. Of course, he can also DH, but at least get them both in the lineup(of course I have no idea how long Adams is out for). 

[BrewerFan]

On 7/12/2025 at 1:14 AM, StearnsFTW said:

Id definitely do those 2 deals you propose.

 

I'd do Dinges or Burke too.

 

That's about as far as I'd go though personally.

I just saw Myers was hitting 97.8 in AAA and his Change had improved(makes sense he'd be working on it). 

If Myers can touch 98...or lets just say he's gained a tick or 2 on his Velo and he's throwing 94-95, and touches 96 with the rise he gets on that, it could be an elite pitch. 

Add the Change...which he threw 3% of the time and even just keep the slider and cutter where they were in terms of effectiveness in 2024, he could really valuable. 

I THINK it was @Spencer Michaeliswho tweeted about it. 

I might put a pin in dealing Myers. 5 more years of team control and if he's taking another step, he could be an outstanding #4/5 Starter, maybe a #3 in our rotation.

Peralta/Misi/Priester/Henderson/Myers/Patrick.

 

I'm also watching 'Big Woo" and I've been very impressed at the way he's locating without his best stuff...which I think will come back. He's occasionally touching 96, but more in the 92-93 range. If he is more 95-96 and touching 98 again, with the way he's pitching... he COULD be worth a QO and even 3/60 extension. 

But...that's a little side tangent with 3 more months of big "ifs" preceding it. 

 

Myers though, if this newfound velo and improved change is legit, I'd change my mind and prefer to keep him. OR trade him in a larger trade for a guy with multiple years of team controls, but not a rental. 

Of course, the report on the velo was ONE pitch at 97.8...so who knows. That too may be premature. But it'd give me pause. 

[SF70]

58 minutes ago, BrewerFan said:

I just saw Myers was hitting 97.8 in AAA and his Change had improved(makes sense he'd be working on it). 

If Myers can touch 98...or lets just say he's gained a tick or 2 on his Velo and he's throwing 94-95, and touches 96 with the rise he gets on that, it could be an elite pitch. 

Add the Change...which he threw 3% of the time and even just keep the slider and cutter where they were in terms of effectiveness in 2024, he could really valuable. 

I THINK it was @Spencer Michaeliswho tweeted about it. 

I might put a pin in dealing Myers. 5 more years of team control and if he's taking another step, he could be an outstanding #4/5 Starter, maybe a #3 in our rotation.

Peralta/Misi/Priester/Henderson/Myers/Patrick.

 

I'm also watching 'Big Woo" and I've been very impressed at the way he's locating without his best stuff...which I think will come back. He's occasionally touching 96, but more in the 92-93 range. If he is more 95-96 and touching 98 again, with the way he's pitching... he COULD be worth a QO and even 3/60 extension. 

But...that's a little side tangent with 3 more months of big "ifs" preceding it. 

 

Myers though, if this newfound velo and improved change is legit, I'd change my mind and prefer to keep him. OR trade him in a larger trade for a guy with multiple years of team controls, but not a rental. 

Of course, the report on the velo was ONE pitch at 97.8...so who knows. That too may be premature. But it'd give me pause. 

Woodruff looks to be definitely worth the QO, but not sure about the 3/60. Big difference between 1 and 3 years at 33 years old. for this small-market team, Besides i think both are moot with the industry likely to get him a 4-5 year $80-100M+ contract this coming offseason.

 

[igor67]

Woodruff being in a QO position is just about perfect. We don't want contracts for more than a year on 32+ years old pitchers. And if someone else really feels like paying him that much that he drops the QO I can live with that.

[BrewerFan]

9 hours ago, igor67 said:

Woodruff being in a QO position is just about perfect. We don't want contracts for more than a year on 32+ years old pitchers. And if someone else really feels like paying him that much that he drops the QO I can live with that.

Well...I do...in some situations...depending on the pitcher. 

If Woodruff does the things I suggested, it's probably not real likely he'll be back for 3/60, but ages 32, 33, 34 for a guy like Woody who is probably one of the few players whose value extends beyond his performance on the field. 

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 “Woody is not only one of my favorite Brewers ever, he's one of my favorite people ever, and outside of baseball, too,” Mark Attanasio, the Brewers’ chairman and principal owner, said Tuesday.

I also don't think this is just lip service from Attanasio. I don't think he's going to go 6 years and 140 if Woodruff finds his way all the way back, but I could see him taking less...and the Brewers already showed they were willing to be aggressive with Woodruff, giving a guy ~18M going into a serious shoulder injury. 

 

He's also just 2 starts back, so all of this is premature. We could end up in a scenario in which we're declining the option or... hell, maybe even both sides pick it up(been about a decade since that happened). 

[Brian]

Another trade idea on Heavy Sports.

https://heavy.com/sports/mlb/milwaukee-brewers/trade-pitch-lands-red-sox-outfielder/

 

[RedStickBrew]

2 minutes ago, Brian said:

Breaking News if true, don't know what to believe anymore. 

https://heavy.com/sports/mlb/milwaukee-brewers/trade-pitch-lands-red-sox-outfielder/

 

It’s not news. It’s a trade proposal

[Brian]

5 minutes ago, Brian said:

Another trade idea on Heavy Sports.

https://heavy.com/sports/mlb/milwaukee-brewers/trade-pitch-lands-red-sox-outfielder/

 

Yes. I switched the headline like 15 seconds after I posted it and you responded already. 

[Underachiever]

Please, please, please, no more AI-generated posts. 

Especially when you ask it a leading question that supports something that you have posted on many times yourself.

[liveforoctober]

You know, I don't know how open players/agents are with organizations anymore ... but I almost feel like the convo between Woodruff and the Brewers (should he get himself to this point) will be something like Woodruff telling Milwaukee "Hey, make sure you offer me the QO so I can decline it and you guys get that pick..." as a final handshake thank you between the two parties. The relationship between he and Milwaukee feels like 100% the opposite of what it was with Burnes.

[ClosetBrewerFan]

10 hours ago, Brian said:

Another trade idea on Heavy Sports.

https://heavy.com/sports/mlb/milwaukee-brewers/trade-pitch-lands-red-sox-outfielder/

Its a lot to give up, but I would do that in a heartbeat.  Abreu also has a gun of an arm and has decent range.

[wiguy94]

14 minutes ago, ClosetBrewerFan said:

Its a lot to give up, but I would do that in a heartbeat.  Abreu also has a gun of an arm and has decent range.

I'd say yes to that trade so fast haha. 4+ years of Abreu for Quero and Mears...sign me up. 

[Brian]

56 minutes ago, ClosetBrewerFan said:

Its a lot to give up, but I would do that in a heartbeat.  Abreu also has a gun of an arm and has decent range.

Especially with Sal's hamstring injury that may take a while to heal.

[RightFieldCoder]

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On 7/14/2025 at 9:30 AM, Brian said:

Another trade idea on Heavy Sports.

https://heavy.com/sports/mlb/milwaukee-brewers/trade-pitch-lands-red-sox-outfielder/

Abreu would slot perfectly in left field for the Milwaukee Brewers and allow Christian Yelich to be a full-time designated hitter. - TJFrench

I guess Yelich having 347 PA as DH means he isn't a full-time DH since he has 39 PA as LF.

[Brian]

38 minutes ago, RightFieldCoder said:

I guess Yelich having 347 PA as DH means he isn't a full-time DH since he has 39 PA as LF.

I did not post that about Abreu, why did you quote me as saying I posted that? 

[CheezWizHed]

1 hour ago, Brian said:

I did not post that about Abreu, why did you quote me as saying I posted that? 

Looks like he edited a quoted post to include your nested quote (which was a link about Abreu).  

[Sixtolezcano]

On 7/14/2025 at 9:30 AM, Brian said:

Another trade idea on Heavy Sports.

https://heavy.com/sports/mlb/milwaukee-brewers/trade-pitch-lands-red-sox-outfielder/

 

Nope! Wouldn’t include Quero the way Contreras is playing. Catchers are too valuable.

[Turning2]

Wouldn't require a trade, but I wonder if they might consider bringing up Dalbec to bolster the OF and add some potential thump. His MLB numbers haven't been great, but he's swinging a good bat in Nash. 

[wiguy94]

14 minutes ago, Turning2 said:

Wouldn't require a trade, but I wonder if they might consider bringing up Dalbec to bolster the OF and add some potential thump. His MLB numbers haven't been great, but he's swinging a good bat in Nash. 

Dalbec is a textbook AAAA player. The guy has a 34% K-rate in AAA this year.