Trade deadline day thread

[MilwaukeeBeers]

Just now, IntentionalHBP1 said:

Jordan Lawler pipe dream.. lol

How sick would that be lol or Ketel. I am not getting hopes up by any means. 

[rickh150]

4. MUSTs!!

 1.  Brewers MUST be thinking that Turang is our SS if Ortiz implodes/gets hurt. 

2. And the team must be sky high on Siegler at 3Bafter Durbin….MUST BE!  Unless there still is a plan to put Frelick at 3B!  Ha.

3. Prices MUST have been waaaay too steep for Brewers brass to get a player better than Monasterio. Otherwise why not?

4.  The biggest truth…..the team would rather lose with the guys in the dugout than make easy upgrades.

Stupid pride….I think the goal is to not just win, but to try and win in the most unconventional way possible. I thought last season’s additions were low-key yet so valuable. Made sense. We sell SP depth this year?  Only Hader deadline in 2022 was worse. 

I would vote for Melvin to run the team from July 28-31. And I absolutely love what our front office has done for us! Absoutely!  But most of those prospects we value in Top 50 of our organization are not sniffing the majors. 

[Brewer77]

*** they added Jordan Montgomery. Adding salary so that it costs nothing to get Miller?

[MilwaukeeBeers]

Jordan Montgomery too

[IntentionalHBP1]

Jordan Montgomery?? Why?? This literally makes no sense

[folly412]

Saw an article a couple weeks ago that looked at moves that made the most sense each team should make.  Ours was to acquire Shelby Miller.  Interesting.  Montgomery must be some kind of salary move.  

[Joseph Zarr]

Someone hold me

[BlazingGunz]

He is out with TJ...we just got Shelby for taking on salary?

[narwhalattack]

Well, people wanted us to do something, and we did something

[duewizard]

2 minutes ago, BlazingGunz said:

He is out with TJ...we just got Shelby for taking on salary?

Maybe just a DSL kid going back if we are?

[Brian]

Brewers To Acquire Shelby Miller, Jordan Montgomery

[Frisbee Slider]

4 minutes ago, IntentionalHBP1 said:

Jordan Montgomery?? Why?? This literally makes no sense

We got rid of our injury prone left-handed starting pitcher 30 minutes ago and needed a replacement

[MilwaukeeBeers]

I am confusion

[ClosetBrewerFan]

shelby and montgomery are both on the IL

[BlazingGunz]

Do we get Perdomo for taking on that albatross of a contract?

[rccola42]

We get Miller without having to give any prospects up, instead taking on the rest of Montgomery's contract for the season

[True Blue Brew Crew]

Montgomery won't pitch an inning for us and is a free agent as season's end so he must have been included to dump remaining salary and make the Brewers return to Arizona next to nothing for Miller

[folly412]

Couldn't we just give them cash?  Do they hate Montgomery so much they just had to be rid of him now and couldn't tolerate his presence on the 60 day IL?

[narwhalattack]

Just now, ClosetBrewerFan said:

shelby and montgomery are both on the IL

I’m just chuckling at this because it feels like a monkey’s paw moment. People want us to do something, and we do something- but it’s a couple guys on the IL

[MilwaukeeBeers]

We traded nothing per John Gambadoro

[Matt]

I love it. 

[Brian]

1 minute ago, MilwaukeeBeers said:

I am confusion

https://www.mlb.com/player/shelby-miller-571946

https://www.mlb.com/player/jordan-montgomery-656756

[IntentionalHBP1]

So. Backup catcher, two injured pitchers, one with huge contract that we will pay. 

[liveforoctober]

Brewers fans "DO SOMETHING!"

*Brewers acquire a sub 2 ERA reliver for free*

Brewers fans "WHAT ARE WE DOING, DONT DO THAT IT MAKES NO SENSE"

[Frisbee Slider]

1 minute ago, IntentionalHBP1 said:

So. Backup catcher, two injured pitchers, one with huge contract that we will pay. 

Some of it does seem like an impulse buy at the checkout counter when the store is about to close in 40 seconds, you just throw something into your cart 🙂