I would be shocked if we traded Burnes and Woodruff in the same offseason, but if we did we’d have a top 5 system in all of baseball. Can a rotation of Peralta-Ashby-Houser-Small-Free agent? get you into the playoffs?
It's fun to think about what we could potentially get in return for Burnes. At the same time, it's a depressing thought as guys like Burnes don't come around very often. I'm sure all of the contending teams would be lining up to trade for Burnes along with a few up and coming teams like the Orioles and Rangers. I would demand two things at a minimum in a trade for Burnes - a high profile corner infield prospect like Bady or Jung and a high end pitching prospect. We still have two more years of control so the haul would have to be absolutely massive and it wouldn't surprise me to see a team go above and beyond to acquire his services.
Mark A thought signing McCutchen at one year and $8.5 million was a big deal so that tells you all you need to know about free agency for the Brewers. Don’t get your hopes up. Anything big will have to be done via trade.
Unless we’re trading for a star player with multiple years of control, I’m not trading Chourio or Frelick. Anybody else is fair game although I’d be really hesitant to trade Mitchell, Turang, Wiemer and Small for a rental.
Unless we’re trading for a star player with multiple years of control, I’m not trading Chourio or Frelick. Anybody else is fair game although I’d be really hesitant to trade Mitchell, Turang, Wiemer and Small for a rental.