If I were running the Milwaukee Brewers they would be selling big time
I don’t think the Brewers are going anywhere this season so I would just start dealing if I were running the show because the pitching staff is in shambles and they aren’t going to re-sign Corey Hart after this season or Prince Fielder after 2011. With that in mind I would take the best offer for each of them in the next couple of weeks. Not many teams would touch Prince Fielder because of how much money he will make next year but the Yankees are not one of them. With that in mind I would trade them Prince Fielder, Dave Bush and Craig Counsell for catcher Jesus Montero, 2B/3B David Adams, 1B Juan Miranda and righty starting pitchers Zach McAllister and Ivan Nova. Then I would flip Corey Hart to the White Sox for 1B/3B Dayan Viciedo, righty starting pitcher Carlos Torres and outfielder Jose Martinez. After that I would make a couple of minor deals. I would trade righty reliever Carlos Villanueva to the Mets for 2B/SS Jordany Valdespin and infielder Justin Turner. Then I would flip reliever Todd Coffey to the Dodgers for shortstop Chin-Ling Hu. Trading Fielder, Hart, Counsell, Bush, Coffey and Villanueva would set up the future pretty well for the Brewers. Montero, Adams, McAlister, Nova, Viciedo, Martinez and Valdespin are all highly thought of prospects. Chin-Ling Hu, Juan Miranda, Carlos Torres and Justin Turner would give the big league help right away. I just can’t see the Brewers letting Hart and Fielder go in the next couple of years for draft picks when they can get quality prospects much closer to the big leagues.