Brewers Reportedly Receiving Calls For Slugger Garrett Mitchell, Trade Could Be Imminent. 

With Devin, Ross, Hall, maybe Bauk, and Paredes(???) added to the need for another starter we should trade a couple relievers. 

I am OK with sending one of Perkins, Mitchell, or Frelick somewhere but would prefer a young mlb level pitcher not someone with limited control. With Weimer and Hicklen I am OK taking the injury risk.

It's been speculated that we may see more of these 'old school' type trades due to so many teams now having playoff hopes. If so, it may benefit Milwaukee due to the bullpen depth @jay87shot alluded to. I'm specifically happy to see Bukauskas back in the harness, and Hall had a decent outing last night.

There would be some risk involved in dealing Mitchell, there's a lot of ability there. But he'd probably be the guy to go due to the most upside of the three. Wiemer running hot in Nashville & Isaac Collins having a solid if unspectacular year (along with having versatility & being a switch-hitter with close to even splits) probably increases the likelihood.

I said it once before---if looking for a bat they shouldn't confine themselves to just LHH.

While there may not be a lot of sellers, I could see the Brewers making a deal with another contender from the AL in a majors-for-majors swap where the Brewers deal from their bullpen for a LH bat.

11 hours ago, Team Canada said:

Can you provide some more context or commentary, source URL, etc, other than just dropping in a random headline from somewhere? 

The Brewers need to trade for a starting pitcher to aid their rotation in a postseason run. One Major League Baseball insider mentioned teams have been calling for an outfielder that could be used to acquire a much-needed arm.

"One name that has come up in trade talks involving the Milwaukee Brewers is outfielder Garrett Mitchell, sources say," FanSided's Robert Murray wrote Friday afternoon. "It’s unclear how willing the Brewers are to move the young left-handed hitter, especially after Christian Yelich was placed on the injured list with a back injury. But one rival executive in contact with Milwaukee viewed Mitchell as a potential trade piece to acquire a starting pitcher."

Mitchell is hitting .227 with four extra-base hits including one home run, four RBIs and a .697 OPS (95 OPS+) in 15 games this season.

The 25-year-old on his own likely wouldn't yield the Brewers a high-quality starting pitcher, and if moved at all would probably be included in a package with low-level prospects -- or in a mix of other outfielders rumored to also be in trade conversations.

Although it's unclear if Milwaukee is fielding teams interest in the left-handed bat with actual consideration of moving him, it wouldn't be a shock if he is shipped out in a trade for a starting pitcher.

Since coming off the IL, Mitchell has not batted any better than before injury, he takes too many pitches and swings at too many out of strike zone, I say if you can move him, DO IT! Maybe Boston will want hometown boy Frelick?