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The Brewers are in an enviable position with a large division lead, playing well and a highly regarded minor league system. As it currently stands, I think the Phillies, Dodgers and Braves are a level beyond us. While I feel we could likely win the division with our current roster, I hope the team is looking to improve the talent level on the team to give us a better shot to beat the aforementioned teams in the playoffs. My thoughts are to pick up players that are not just rentals to help this year and beyond, even if it means giving up quality prospects. It is also important that the players not have outrageous contracts to not handcuff us later. The team has 5 picks in the top 100 of this draft so they can add more talent to the roster. They are also likely getting 3 first draft picks for the following draft. I don't have any desire to trade the top 2 players in the system. (Quero and Mis) Trade #1 (Taken from Bleacher Report): Jesus Luzardo for Tyler Black, Luis Lara, Logan Henderson and Eric Bitonti Why it makes sense: The team needs a front end starter and Luzardo has shown he can be that in years past. Luzardo has shown he is durable and can eat innings better than most of the starters we have now. He is controlled for this season and the next two. It is likely he will command around 10 million next season which works in our payroll constraints. The Marlins defense is ranked as below average so he should benefit from an excellent Brewers defense. Why it doesn't make sense: Luzardo has not been quite as good in 2024 as past years. He also pitches in a pitcher's friendly ballpark with numbers that are quite a bit better at home vs away. Losing the four prospects would hurt and I am particually high on Henderson. Trade #2 (Tried to use BTV for a baseline on value): Luis Robert Jr. for Sal Frelick, Abner Uribe, Mike Boeve, and Luke Adams Why it makes sense: When healthy, Luis Robert is one of the best players in baseball. He is a power hitting outfielder with plus defense. He is on a team friendly contract until 2027. With his injuries, he can be had for a lower package than he would have in 2023. Why it doesn't make sense: Injuries. He has missed a lot of games. He doesn't walk and relies on bat speed to be effective. If he loses that, it could get ugly. The trade package includes two major league pieces and a player that is vaulting up the prospect lists. The Brewers deadline trades for mostly rentals have produced mixed results. Now is the time to take advantage of a good minor league system and improve the team with long term players. The minor league system would take a bit hit from these trades no doubt but we would still have our top 2 guys along with many promising players. Other than Adames, (Hoskins will very likely opt in) the lineup would be setup for the future. The top 3 of the rotation with Woodruff, Peralta and Luzardo would be a good start to 2025.

I hope Javy can still tag well

Get Christian, William and Willy out. Our bench guys could use some work.

I generally think Murph has done a good job but I do not like his handling of Contrera's playing time.

Brice hits like the way I thought Frelick would.

No, he would hit an innings limit and we would have to give up too much to get him.

His injury concerns are one of the reasons he may be available for a non ridiculous price. If he was 30 or older, I would have more concern.

Correct. The injury this season and the White Sox being awful are really the only reasons he is available. If the Crew can get him without giving up one of our top two prospects, they should seriously consider it. The guy is in his prime right now and you could have control of him throughout his entire prime years. I can't believe people are throwing Wiemer out there as the headliner for him. With all of our draft picks this year and success on the International level, now is the time to consolidate some of those guys and pick up a premium player. If you want to debate whether that should be a starter or not, go ahead. The starters available with team control in their prime are not impressive however.

I am very likely the biggest Mitchell fan on here and they are in no way comparable in terms of talent. Let's not underrate Robert now, he was a legitimate MVP candidate last season and is 26 under team control for 3.5 seasons with a reasonable contract.

Neither are quality 1st baseman so bringing up one being marginally better defensively is faint praise. (health concerns aside) Alonso is forced to play 1st because they signed JD Martinez. It's odd that Stearns signed Martinez as he always seemed to value defense.

Saying Alonso is "far better" is a stretch. They both are bad and should be DHs.

According to BTV, Robert has a trade value of 36.4. Frelick would be the obvious choice in that trade. I would include either Black or Boeve as a 2nd piece. You'd probably need another quality prospect so I am including Luke Adams. Frelick, Boeve and Adams. I would add Uribe if they wanted another piece. Boeve has been getting a ton of helium and we had discussed Adams in trades last deadline. New lineup: Ortiz (3B) Contreras (C) Yelich (DH/LF) Robert (CF) Adames (SS) Hoskins (1B/DH) Turang (2B) Chourio (LF) Perkins/Mitchell (RF)

According to what metric?

I wouldn't say the series changed how I looked at the team. I would really like a vet DH that will consistently OPS over .800. (JD Martinez seems like an obvious choice) I have faith in the team doing magic with pitching and defense but I want to lessen any holes in the lineup.

Alonso is a terrible 1st baseman. (-.7 WAR defensively so far this season and negative every season)

Point is pitcher injuries are becoming more common (exhibit A: Milwaukee Brewers). You can't dismiss player options, especially with pitchers.

If Manaea needs TJ surgery, that option will absolutely be something to be concerned about.

Brewers: JD Martinez (-2.7) and Luis Severino (2.3) Mets: Bauers (?)and Wiemer (8.7) Not sure Mark would want to add this much payroll but you can get 2 quality vet rentals for not a ton of prospect value. The Mets can make Alonso a full time DH. (he should be) I assume the Mets will value the same metrics on Bauers that the Brewers saw. Wiemer is a guy that you may regret trading but you have to give up something promising and I feel okay moving Joey.

I wanted to sign him in the off-season but another potential option would be Jack Flaherty. The Tigers aren't out of it yet but if they do sell, he would be a decent option.

Out of these three guys, Severino is really the only one I would be interested in. Manaea has a decent sized player option for 2025 and Quintana has been bad.

You can't trade a CB pick twice I believe for some reason.

I can't recall a time where the Brewers have had this much bullpen depth. I personally would not mind including some of that in a trade to improve other areas of the team. When healthy, we should have a wealth of options, especially when it appears that DL Hall will be in the pen. Who should we trade? I think we could move Uribe as a piece to improve the starting rotation, preferably with someone that has control beyond 2024. Bullpen Options When Healthy Williams Megill Payamps Peguero Milner Paredes Uribe Hudson Bukauskas Hall Koenig

I am fine with Murph trying to sneak an off day for some guys today. Every win matters but you can't play your A guys every day and have them last.

One thing to consider on Luzardo is that he has pretty dramatic home and away splits.

If we are going to trade for an upper level starting pitcher, I hope we do it sooner than later. Those guys hopefully will be good players but we can withstand losing them imo.