They won’t be able to trade Yelich, what they’ll possibly have to do is extend Adames and Woodruff/Burnes in season, I really think they’ll extend Adames and Burnes and trade Woodruff.
You can’t turn away Burnes who is a Cy Young Candidate every year and Adames as a cornerstone of the team.
Brewers can still have a very good rotation and compete without Woodruff, especially while getting a veteran or two and development of Aaron Ashby.
I really think now is the time to trade guys like Taylor and Lauer to get younger and cheaper players who can be in the minors for one year or ready.
Lauer can get a decent return, and Taylor can get a young back of the end starter that’s cheap (like Zach Plesac)
Woodruff on the other hand can get a lot of major league ready talent, and guys that can take place at the hot corner, rotation, and first base in the near future.
Woodruff to Mets for INF INF Ronny Mauricio, P Matt Allen, INF Mark Vientos, P Joel Diaz, and P Jose Butto
Vientos is major league ready at first base or DH, Mauricio can be our 3B of the future and blocked by Baty and Lindor
Matt Allen can be a swing starter in a year and develop, while the other two are young and promising