The Milwaukee Brewers have acquired 23-year old righty swinging center fielder Carlos Gomez from the Twins for 27-year old righty swinging shortstop J.J. Hardy. Gomez will be the starting CF replacing Mike Cameron who is leaving Milwaukee as a free agent. Gomez played in 137 games for the Twins last season and he was 72 for 315 (.229 avg, .624 OPS) with 51 runs scored, 3 homers, 28 RBIs and 14 stolen bases. Gomez has now played in 348 games in his major league career and he is 250 for 1,017 (.246 avg, .638 OPS) with 144 runs scored, 12 homers, 99 RBIs and 59 stolen bases. Gomez will bring great speed on both defense and offense for the Brewers in 2010 and beyond. He is a player with a very nice upside.

J.J. Hardy was expendable for the Brewers due to the rise of Alcides Escobar who will be the starting shortstop this season. Escobar played in 38 games for the Brewers last season and he was 38 for 125 (.304 avg, .701 OPS) with 20 runs scored, 1 homer, 11 RBIs and 4 stolen bases. He has a huge upside. J.J. Hardy played in 115 games last season for the Brewers and he was 95 for 414 (.229 avg, .659 OPS) with 53 runs scored, 11 homers and 47 RBIs. Hardy played in 571 games in his five years with the Brewers and he was 543 for 2,045 (.262 avg, .751 OPS) with 279 runs scored, 75 homers and 265 RBIs. This was the perfect example of a trade that should help out both teams. The Twins needed a shortstop and the Brewers needed a CF.