David Stearns has had a few misstepsįor my day job, I was constantly Googling how certain players in the Brewers system were acquired. Doug Melvin deserves kudos for some solid maneuvering to get the rebuild started. He regressed a bit in 2017, but has moved up to AA with some impressive performances this season. Diplan is still a solid pitching prospect for the Brewers. Knebel has been injured and a bit erratic in 2018, but was one of the best closers in baseball in 2017. He gave up Yovani Gallardo (who incidentally tried to make a comeback in spring this season for the Brewers) for Corey Knebel, Marcos Diplan, and Luis Sardinas. The other major move Melvin made was with his former team, the Texas Rangers. The fun part of this deal is that Stearns was part of the Astros brain-trust that made this deal!
Obviously the jewel to the trade has been the All-Star Hader, but Santana also hit 30 home runs in 2017. The haul included Domingo Santana, Brett Phillips, Adrian Houser, and Josh Hader. He traded Carlos Gomez and Mike Fiers to the Astros at the trade deadline for many names familiar to Brewers fans. Melvin also made two trades that helped speed up the timetable of returning to competitive baseball. The Brewers hope he can stabilize the back of the rotation for their playoff push this season. Davies has regressed a bit in 2018 before going on the disabled list, but he did win 28 games over the previous 2 seasons with sub 4.00 ERA’s. He acquired Zach Davies from Baltimore for Gerardo Parra. Former General Manager Doug Melvin had a good run in Milwaukee and he should get recognition for the three major moves he made prior to exiting. The Milwaukee Brewers started the construction of the current team shortly before hiring David Stearns. Will Stearns trade some of their best prospects for the future to contend now? It will be fascinating to watch. The thought is that this might be a great time to reflect on some of the best moves in the short tenure of the Brewers GM, as he readies to possibly make some of his biggest decisions. He went from the Orioles to the Dodgers and promptly helped his new team take two out of three from the the Crew to start the 2nd half. David Stearns and the Brewers have been rumored in many deals, including just missing out on All-Star shortstop Manny Machado. The non-waiver Major League Baseball Trade Deadline is July 31st.
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