In my mind stealing Yelich in his age 26 season and locked up for more ups the Brewers situation considerably. Had we not made this move things on the major league side would not look nearly as good. Stearns deserves a ton of credit for this. Brinson and his struggles along with the fate of Reyes for the Cards shows that prospects are overrated period. You just can't count on them. Young major league proven talent ages 23-28 is generally what wins championships going back to Yankee teams with Jeter. Royals, Cubs, Astros most recent. I hope Stearns continues to look for deals like this moving forward. This deal alone moves him up to number two. Cubs have it locked just for winning most recent but the Darvish deal could sink them. Also not signing Alex Cobb gets high marks.