TRADE: Brewers Trade Nestor Cortes to San Diego Padres

[Jack Stern]

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In the waning minutes before the trade deadline, the Brewers have made a deal. Ken Rosenthal first reported that Milwaukee is sending left-hander Nestor Cortes to the San Diego Padres, with Adam McCalvy adding that 28-year-old outfielder Brandon Lockridge is coming back in return.

Jeff Sanders later reported that the Brewers are also sending 2024 international signing Jorge Quintana to San Diego.

With Cortes ready to return to a full rotation after missing nearly four months with a left flexor strain, trading him or Jose Quintana looked like the cleanest way to alleviate a logjam. The club seemingly decided on a light but very Brewers-like return for the former as the best route. His departure allows them to continue on with a starting five of Freddy Peralta, Quintana, Brandon Woodruff, Jacob Misiorowski, and Quinn Priester.

The 28-year-old Lockridge was a fifth-round pick by the New York Yankees in 2018, and his profile fits in well with many existing Brewers hitters. He's best known for his speed, baserunning, and defense and doesn't chase much at the plate. While he's hit the ball hard in the upper minors this year, it has not translated to game power due to a 6.2% pull air rate that ranks in the 6th percentile. He's slashed just .210/.248/.280 (50 wRC+) in 107 big-league plate appearances but has been a consistently above-average hitter in Triple-A thanks to his plate discipline.

Lockridge provides added outfield depth as the club awaits word on the severity of Jackson Chourio's hamstring injury. He was on San Diego's 40-man roster, meaning the Brewers must make a corresponding move to clear a spot for him.

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[Jake McKibbin]

I can't verify this but .. the Brewers wouldn't take kindly to that if true

 

[Trax]

I was hoping we'd get something for Cortes, and I like the get.  

[Brewfan70]

Absolutely an F- today for the franchise, Arnold, Owner, the fans. Inexcusable 

[Harold Hutchison]

I wonder if Jose Quintana can be given a QO...

[wntrtxn21]

43 minutes ago, Brewfan70 said:

Absolutely an F- today for the franchise, Arnold, Owner, the fans. Inexcusable 

Agreed! They got a 28 yr. old minor leaguer and got rid of Cortes' remaining salary. While many of the top teams are getting better, Arnold sits on his thumbs. 

[Rick Daltons Flamethrower]

Sad return. I am not feeling this. It is a salary dump.

[Joseph Zarr]

1 hour ago, Jake McKibbin said:

I can't verify this but .. the Brewers wouldn't take kindly to that if true

 

If it was his 9 K start at Nashville, maybe they should get more party buses?

[sveumrules]

1 hour ago, Harold Hutchison said:

I wonder if Jose Quintana can be given a QO...

Last year Jose Quintana put up a 95 ERA- | 113 FIP- and signed for $4.25M in March.

This year he has an 86 ERA- | 117 FIP- so far.

Quintana would jump at a QO so fast he’d probably pull a hammy in the process.

[endaround]

5 minutes ago, sveumrules said:

Last year Jose Quintana put up a 95 ERA- | 113 FIP- and signed for $4.25M in March.

This year he has an 86 ERA- | 117 FIP- so far.

Quintana would jump at a QO so fast he’d probably pull a hammy in the process.

Yep. And my guess is the Brewers are going to cut costs so much next year that even offering a healthy Woodruff a qualifying offer is going to be a lengthy debate.

[brewmann04]

Better return than cash 

[ClosetBrewerFan]

3 hours ago, wntrtxn21 said:

Agreed! They got a 28 yr. old minor leaguer and got rid of Cortes' remaining salary. While many of the top teams are getting better, Arnold sits on his thumbs. 

Brewers are not saving any money.  Padres will only owe Cortes the prorated MLB minimum salary over the remainder of the season, as the Brewers will be covering the remainder of the approximately $2.4MM owed to Cortes.

[Scooterfletcher]

Ehhhh look at the deadline as a whole.  Gave up zero high ish prospects.  Got a reliever with double digit saves and an under 2 era.   Got a catcher with some pop that’s had some success as a starter if needed.   That’s an A or a B deadline.

[wiguy94]

33 minutes ago, ClosetBrewerFan said:

Brewers are not saving any money.  Padres will only owe Cortes the prorated MLB minimum salary over the remainder of the season, as the Brewers will be covering the remainder of the approximately $2.4MM owed to Cortes.

They must really like Lockridge then as it's basically just a Quintana for Lockridge trade

[Jim Goulart]

 

[Jim French Stepstool]

10 hours ago, Jim Goulart said:

 

Basically replaced in the pecking order by Ebel.