Milwaukee Headed In The Right Direction

In 2015, When David Stearns was announced the new Milwaukee Brewers GM, it was time for a full rebuild. Stearns was apart of the Houston Astros during their full rebuilding era helping them get their feet on the ground and build a winning team. He was the assistant GM in Houston. The Astros were once a 100 loss team a few years ago. Now? They are making their mark in the AL West with young players like Jose Altuve, Carlos Correa, and Alex Bergman.

Craig Counsell & David Stearns

Sending Jonathon Lucroy, Jeremy Jeffress, and Will Smith away in trades is the best thing the Brewers could have done this trade deadline. Most fans may be upset at the fact that they just traded away their 2x All-Star catcher, but the way he was swinging the bat the Brewers would've been foolish not to trade him away and get the most out of him. 

Lets just put this into perspective, The Milwaukee Brewers now have 8 of the MLB's top 100 prospects. That list includes; Arcia (13), Brinson (21) , Ray (35) , Hader (43), Ortiz (63), Bickford (65), Clark (74), and Phillips (76). That is great news considering they had one of the worst farm teams a few years ago and a big upgrade in such little time under David Stearns. Under Doug Melvin,  they would throw all their chips into one year & come out just short and be screwed for the upcoming years. Referencing 2011 when they traded Lorenzo Cain, Alcides Escobar, and Jake Odorizzi all for Zach Greinke. 

Even with being in full rebuild mode at the moment, they have great young players in the big leagues. The 25 year old SS, Jonathan Villar is a stud. The guy gets on base batting near .300 & he is the stolen base leader in the MLB. He is going to be a key piece moving forward. Tonight the Milwaukee Brewers #1 and highly anticipated prospect will debut tonight vs SD, Orlando Arcia. He's just 21 years old and will be playing SS for the Brew Crew. Villar will be sliding to 3B. Another name to look out for is Jacob Nottingham. He is a catcher in the Milwaukee Brewers farm system. With Lucroy gone, that will open a spot up in the future for him. He's a big smashing power house. Those are just some of the pieces coming together in Milwaukee. 

A plus side to this is you kept Ryan Braun. He may not be a fan favorite with all the PED's a few years ago but he is putting up great numbers still. You need veterans on your team. You can't have a team of inexperienced 21-25 year olds. It would just be a mess. Braun is a great mentor to have and a great bat to have in your lineup.

As a fan it's tough to see your team in last. It's also upsetting when you see such players like Lucroy gone but it's a business and now a days that's how the MLB works. It may suck right now, but when those prospects pan out in years to come, Miller Park will be rocking every day. Bernie will be sliding down the slide more times than he has ever been and fans will have a loaded team for years to come.