3B Caleb Durbin, SS Andrew Monasterio, Util Anthony Seigler and Comp B pick traded to Red Sox for LHP Kyle Harrison, LHP Shane Drohan and 2B/SS David Hamilton

[Jim French Stepstool]

1 minute ago, Brewcrew82 said:

Jett Williams at 3B or outside trade imo.

He's never played 3B as a pro so I don't see that. Flip side, no one twelve months ago saw Durbin being a starting 3B at the major league level so who knows? 

Unless a trade happens Williams getting reps at third could certainly be thrown in the hopper.

 

[Brewcrew82]

3 minutes ago, Jim French Stepstool said:

He's never played 3B as a pro so I don't see that. Flip side, no one twelve months ago saw Durbin being a starting 3B at the major league level so who knows? 

Unless a trade happens Williams getting reps at third could certainly be thrown in the hopper.

 

Like you said, Durbin had no experience at 3B when we traded for him. I think the Brewers' look at tools and arguably Williams' tools at 3B>Durbin's tools at 3B. 

We'll see if an outside acquisition comes. 

[Jim French Stepstool]

2 minutes ago, wallus said:

The only thing that is a bummer about this trade is the timeline. In an "ideal world", this trade would have been made after this season when you have more of your top prospects hopefully read to be promoted.

I think the team really like Harrison and decided the risk was worth it. 

Also, it is important to consider that the team might not be as high on Durbin as others. I know defense was a consideration but Dunn and Capra were our starting 3B over him last year.

Agree 100% with the first two points.

As to the third, I think they like Durbin quite a bit (although perhaps some organizations hold him in even higher regard after last season). I think it's more a case of liking Harrison too much to turn it down, as you said.

[igor67]

Given the prospects at 3B and Harrison's potential consider what the team looks like if Harrison develops like Priester along with everyone else and say Wilken is ready for a midseason promotion. To me this looks like rolling the dice of dropping a win or two of the course of a season but with the chance to have a stronger team in October. No guarantees of course, but I think that is the play.

[nate82]

4 hours ago, MrTPlush said:

Doug Melvin would be calling Yuni B out of retirement right about now.

Greatest SS/1B in Brewers history!

[DonBarclay]

1 minute ago, igor67 said:

To me this looks like rolling the dice of dropping a win or two of the course of a season but with the chance to have a stronger team in October. 

I think that the Brewers have a high enough floor, with the expanded playoffs, to know they have an excellent chance to make it to October. This seems all about trying to get more potential top level talent to have a better shot to win once they’re there. I for one agree with that approach. 

[Jim French Stepstool]

1 minute ago, igor67 said:

Given the prospects at 3B and Harrison's potential consider what the team looks like if Harrison develops like Priester along with everyone else and say Wilken is ready for a midseason promotion. To me this looks like rolling the dice of dropping a win or two of the course of a season but with the chance to have a stronger team in October. No guarantees of course, but I think that is the play.

Great point. Wilkin missed a lot of developmental time due to injury weirdness-----getting hit in the face with a pitch, hurting himself in a post-game celebration-----and it's intriguing to imagine where he might be on the ladder had that stuff not happened. If all goes well, mid-season readiness isn't a pipe dream.

[Jim French Stepstool]

4 minutes ago, nate82 said:

Greatest SS/1B in Brewers history!

Roberto Pena (70-71) says.......ah, never mind, I don't think he says anything.

[Playing Catch]

I found some of Arnold's comments intriguing,

Intriguing

- Jett (and Frelick?!) may be 3rd base options in the Spring.
- Love for Hamilton, Harrison, and Drohan, of course.
- A stated belief in their prospects, in particular, it seems like they really like Jett.
- "Always looking to improve". "We traded Willy Adames in May".

If he's being genuine, it makes me excited that they may be expecting to promote a guy, rather than simply hoping a guy earns a spot. OR it may be there's a trade in the works, and it's all a smokescreen for the other team.

https://www.jsonline.com/story/sports/mlb/brewers/2026/02/09/what-matt-arnold-said-about-brewers-trade-of-caleb-durbin-to-red-sox/88589223007/

 

[Roderick]

1 hour ago, RobertCrawley said:

.... But getting four years of control of a major league pitcher with a little above 4.0 ERA is huge. 

I see free agent in 2031 for Harrison, so that would be five years of control per BR.

[wallus]

12 minutes ago, Playing Catch said:

I found some of Arnold's comments intriguing,

Intriguing

- Jett (and Frelick?!) may be 3rd base options in the Spring.
- Love for Hamilton, Harrison, and Drohan, of course.
- A stated belief in their prospects, in particular, it seems like they really like Jett.
- "Always looking to improve". "We traded Willy Adames in May".

If he's being genuine, it makes me excited that they may be expecting to promote a guy, rather than simply hoping a guy earns a spot. OR it may be there's a trade in the works, and it's all a smokescreen for the other team.

https://www.jsonline.com/story/sports/mlb/brewers/2026/02/09/what-matt-arnold-said-about-brewers-trade-of-caleb-durbin-to-red-sox/88589223007/

 

He also said "I would expect he starts as a Gold Glove outfielder for us moving forward" (Frelick)

[mudbutt]

Right and I think it is important to note he was directly asked if Frelick is an option, instead of bringing him up on his own, and gave the canned we are open to anything and we know Frelick is game for anything. But in the end the most important part was your quote that he expects him to continue to be a Gold Glove outfielder.

[MadScientist]

If Drohan and Harrison get the Priester treatment from the pitching lab, I can imagine that Red Sox fans will be screaming to never trade starting pitches to the Brewers again.

My gut instinct says that this is a good trade for the Brewers, although I am somewhat surprised that they traded so much infield depth in one trade.  The Brewers usually need all the depth they can get in a season.

[shanedog19]

Guys like Kyle Harrison with top of the rotation stuff don't grow on trees. He's young and has many years of control. You make this trade 10 out of 10 times from a Brewers perspective.

[GAME05]

4 hours ago, snoogans8056 said:

Sure feels like Megill and Patrick are our next selling at their high point guys…

We are clearly clearing out the infield for that wave of prospects coming up.

1B / DH: Adams, Wilken, Burke, Fischer

2B: Turang

SS / 3B: Pratt, Jett, Made

3B: Wilken, Fischer

Sign Turang to an extension, let him be the adult in the room.

Too many good infield prospects coming up at once to still hold onto Turang. Plus there's also Luis Pena who isn't all too far away yet. Unless there's a wave of busts that's too much talent to be a backup or stuck in AAA.

Trade a few years of Turang control for a top-tier SP prospect, where we do lack high-end prospects. And if you thought Hader and Peralta were tough to lose, trading Turang is going to have people switching fandoms. It's gonna feel like it did when we didn't pay to re-sign Molitor.

[Bulldogboy]

If Ortiz can lay claim to short by being a league average hitter that certainly helps the situation. Brewers have his replacement in the wings so here's hoping he plays well and he brings something great in return next off season. 

[Turning2]

2 hours ago, Brewcrew82 said:

I think people really need to get out of the "window" mentality with this FO. 

The Brewers don't circle single years of contention. What they focus on is this year (hence the, "win tonight" mantra), and then keeping the train rolling for each of the next 6 years or so. They want to get to the postseason every single one of those years and thereby maximize their WS chances. 

That may be argued. All I see are moves, that for 2026, subtracts from the existing 97 win talent foundation rather than improves upon it - done for the hope of winning later rather than now.  "Win Tonight" strikes me as clubhouse sloganeering intended mostly as something to feed the fans, give them something to rally around in the absence of economic competitive balance.  For the sake of morale, the combat commander never tells his troops their licked, there is always hope that certain factors fall into place. I believe MIL's front office knows their only chance in hell of not only reaching the World Series, but winning it, is to have a whole bunch of top young/cheap talent peak simultaneously at various stages of controllable years, and that is what they strive to assemble. I'm not saying they are going to stink it up in 2026, but just that it's going to take some unlikely factors falling into place to be better than they were in 2025. 

[owbc]

12 minutes ago, Turning2 said:

That may be argued. All I see are moves, that for 2026, subtracts from the existing 97 win talent foundation rather than improves upon it - done for the hope of winning later rather than now.  "Win Tonight" strikes me as clubhouse sloganeering intended mostly as something to feed the fans, give them something to rally around in the absence of economic competitive balance.  For the sake of morale, the combat commander never tells his troops their licked, there is always hope that certain factors fall into place. I believe MIL's front office knows their only chance in hell of not only reaching the World Series, but winning it, is to have a whole bunch of top young/cheap talent peak simultaneously at various stages of controllable years, and that is what they strive to assemble. I'm not saying they are going to stink it up in 2026, but just that it's going to take some unlikely factors falling into place to be better than they were in 2025. 

I disagree. Half the guys the Brewers traded for this offseason are going to be traded again in the next 1-2 years. The Brewers show zero interest in optimizing for Opening Day. But they have not punted on the 2026 season at all -- their big ticket trades are not for low level prospects. They are targeting AAA types that often have MLB experience already. They are targeting guys that might not be very productive on March 26 but will very likely be productive by July or August. 

I think the organization has gotten bolder recently --  I think they are trying to make their depth chart so deep that they can make any move at any time if they think it adds value to the organization as a whole. Red Sox call and want Durbin? Great, let's make a deal that we calculate as a net value add for us. Next man up at 3B or we'll get another infielder in the next trade. 

[ClosetBrewerFan]

FWIW, Fangraphs roster resource has Jett at SS and Ortiz at 3b. This makes the most sense right now. We will see how spring training / more moves shakes out.  They also have both LH pitchers at AAA.  I'm a bit surprised since Harrison has a lot of major league experience.  I would have thought he'd be a lock for the #4 SP.  Maybe there is some assumed pitching lab time in Arizona before he gets called up.

The pitching depth on this club is now crazy.  I don't know how they will get innings for all of these starters down in AAA.

[Brewcrew82]

47 minutes ago, Turning2 said:

That may be argued. All I see are moves, that for 2026, subtracts from the existing 97 win talent foundation rather than improves upon it - done for the hope of winning later rather than now.  "Win Tonight" strikes me as clubhouse sloganeering intended mostly as something to feed the fans, give them something to rally around in the absence of economic competitive balance.  For the sake of morale, the combat commander never tells his troops their licked, there is always hope that certain factors fall into place. I believe MIL's front office knows their only chance in hell of not only reaching the World Series, but winning it, is to have a whole bunch of top young/cheap talent peak simultaneously at various stages of controllable years, and that is what they strive to assemble. I'm not saying they are going to stink it up in 2026, but just that it's going to take some unlikely factors falling into place to be better than they were in 2025. 

If it were true that they're planning to take a step back this season and that their "real window" is in a couple years, you would have heard about them dangling William Contreras in trades this offseason. Because that's so obviously what that philosophy would dictate.

They don't have "windows". They're focused on winning now AND in the future. And have consistently said as much. These moves are more geared towards the future certainly, but they also traded for pieces that are going to impact the MLB club starting this year.

[wallus]

If the Brewers didn't plan on being competitive this year, they would not have offered Woody a QO. They might not make the playoffs but they for sure are trying.

[rickh150]

  With the lack of righty middle relief, I can NOW see Patrick filling the same role he had in the playoffs.  

[rickh150]

7 minutes ago, wallus said:

If the Brewers didn't plan on being competitive this year, they would not have offered Woody a QO. They might not make the playoffs but they for sure are trying.

I feel that move backfired on them….they just wanted the pick and assumed he was gone elsewhere on a multi year deal.  I hate the amount we have/are paying him the last three years.. He might not even be a top 5 starter in our rotation now, and it’s 50/50 he starts season on IL. He hasn’t finished a season since 2022.

[LouisEly]

Maybe a year earlier than ideal, but seems like it was too good of a deal to pass up.

You can always trade pitching to fill holes.  Wouldn't surprise me if another deal is on the horizon.

[wiguy94]

9 hours ago, Bulldogboy said:

Harrison been traded twice now. Not a great sign if he was going in the right direction. 

Quinn Priester was traded twice. Not a great sign if he was going in the right direction.