By the time it worked for Taylor, he was at an age where unless there's a major injury, he's not going to get the opportunity to be an everyday player. I think Garrett Cooper was another guy. He was a terrific hitter at Auburn but for a guy 6'5" 230, his power numbers were modest to say the least. Brewers never regarded him as a top prospect because despite hitting for average, and showing patience at the plate, he didn't have big HR numbers. They were skeptical when his power emerged at Colorado Springs in 2017 (.652 slugging) and they dealt him for just another bullpen arm. He's still not a big HR guy for the Marlins but he's a quality big league hitter. I'd leave Mitchell alone. He can hit. They traded him because the day he was dealt Thames had a .936 OPS and Aguilar had a .911 OPS. and Cooper was never going to see playing time. He's played one full season's worth of games since the day of that trade which was at the all star break in 2017. Maybe the Brewers thought he would be injury prone.