The Milwaukee Brewers made a bold move to try to win the National League Central Division as they have acquired defending American League Cy Young Award winner C.C. Sabathia from the Cleveland Indians. 27-year old lefty starting pitcher C.C. Sabathia has started 18 games for the Indians this season and he was 6-8 with a 3.83 ERA and a 1.23 WHIP. He has also whiffed 123 batters in 122.1 innings pitched this season which shows that his stuff is still very strong. Sabathia has now pitched in 237 games (all starts) in his major league career and he is 106-71 with a 3.83 ERA and a 1.26 WHIP. Sabathia is going to be a free agent at the end of the season but the Brewers are worried about the here and now and this is a great move. He didn’t come cheap however as the Brewers traded outfielder Matt LaPorta, lefty starter/reliever Zach Jackson, righty reliever Rob Bryson and a player to be named later. LaPorta is the #1 prospect in the Brewers minor league system according to the Baseball America Prospect Handbook. He has played in 84 games in AA ball this season and he is 87 for 302 (.288 avg, .978 OPS) with 56 runs scored, 20 homers and 66 RBIs. 25-year old lefty Zach Jackson was pretty awful in AAA ball for the Brewers this season as he pitched in 22 games (6 starts) and he was 1-5 with a 7.85 ERA and a 1.73 WHIP. Rob Bryson was the #11 rated prospect in the Brewers’ minor league system coming into this season according to Baseball America. He has pitched in 22 games (5 starts) in A-ball this season and he was 3-2 with 5 saves, a 4.25 ERA and a 1.15 WHIP. He has allowed only 43 hits while whiffing 73 batters in only 55 innings pitched. The player to be named later is likely either 3B Taylor Green or OF Michael Brantley. This was a good trade for the Brewers who are well stocked in the minor league system so they felt comfortable in giving up the players they did for Sabathia.