I advocated for the Brewers to trade a little bullpen depth at the deadline. They decided to keep everyone and are having roster issues even without considering these two. I would say 2025 is when we will see them both in the majors.
Had Smith on my radar but he has been not playing as well as he did to start the season offensively. I would want to make sure his first half wasn't a fluke before making a move. The move might involve Devin for Smith which would help both teams.
I hope Willy has a great year, we win the World Series, put the QO on him and get a pick. I would be very worried about his defense falling in a long term contract if it is already.
My disappointment is that we didn't trade a reliever. No idea how they will manage this with all of the guys coming back. I suspect a bunch of IL stints conveniently timed.
I'm not sure the point you are trying to make. Teams out of the playoff chase trade for prospects all of the time. Rogers and Scott are not nearly as valuable as Stanton and Yelich but they got some pretty good prospects for them.