Brewers & Mariners
Submitted by: Malcontented1
Brewers
| Name | Age | Level | P1 | P2 | Availability | Years | AFV | Salary | Surplus | Low | Median | High |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prelander Berroa | 23 | Majors | RP | 6 | 7.4 | 3.9 | 3.5 | 2.8 | 3.5 | 4.2 | ||
| Marco Gonzales | 32 | Majors | SP | Low | 1 | 4.1 | 12.3 | -8.1 | -9.8 | -8.1 | -6.5 | |
| Jarred Kelenic | 24 | Majors | OF | Low | 5 | 24.4 | 11.8 | 12.5 | 10 | 12.5 | 15 | |
| Taylor Dollard | 24 | Minors | SP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.3 | 1.8 | 2.3 | 2.7 | ||
| Gabriel Gonzalez | 19 | Minors | OF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13.1 | 10.5 | 13.1 | 15.7 | ||
| Spencer Packard | 25 | Minors | OF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.5 | 1.2 | 1.5 | 1.8 |
Total Value:
24.8
Mariners
| Name | Age | Level | P1 | P2 | Availability | Years | AFV | Salary | Surplus | Low | Median | High |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Corbin Burnes | 29 | Majors | SP | Low | 1 | 47.1 | 15.1 | 32 | 25.6 | 32 | 38.4 | |
| Christian Yelich | 32 | Majors | OF | Low | 5 | 101.5 | 136.5 | -35 | -42 | -35 | -28 | |
| Devin Williams | 29 | Majors | RP | Low | 2 | 42 | 16.3 | 25.7 | 20.6 | 25.7 | 30.8 | |
| Cash | 4 |
Total Value:
26.7
Comments
5Mariners get the cream of the Brewers fire sale, including absorbing most of Yelich's remaining contract. They take back Marco Gonzales to balance salary this year a bit and send $4 for next year to get clear. Mariners get a killer rotation, a killer bullpen, and gamble that Yelich's swing fits T-Mobile and that he's got more good seasons left in the tank. Brewers get local boy Jarred Kelenic who seems like he could benefit from playing close to home in a park a bit more friendly to hitters, Gabriel Gonzalez could really benefit from Miller Park as well. Taylor Dollard is a high probability SP coming off an injury season and Spencer Packard is a sum=more than parts kinda guy. Prelander Berroa had the stuff to be a bullpen ace but significant command issues.
Brewers would never package pitching with Yelich and lose most of their value. (Yelich has a full NTC also). Zero chance Milwaukee would want M. Gonzalez who will probably be out all of 2024. They would want a heck of a lot better pitching in return than Berroa (serious control problems) and a very mediocre prospect in Dollard. No way in the world they would want 3 more outfielders when they are already loaded with outfielders. Milwaukee can do a heck of a lot better trading Burnes and Williams separately.
I believe the Brewers would rather keep Yelich (he played up to his contract) and get a much better return for Burnes and Williams when/if they trade them. If the Brewers went ahead with this trade it would assure they are tanking in 2024 & 2025. You would be looking at a team much like the Royals and their 56-106 record.
This is based on them tanking at least 2024, yes but that does seem to be their plan based on the "everyone is available" comment from the GM meetings which makes sense because most of their most tradeable talent is on the fi al year of club control/contract so if they don't trade them now they don't get much value from them except QO picks.
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Packaging Yelich is the only way to move him, he had a good season but still not close to his peak, and going to Seattle, with players to make that team better in 2024 is a decent reason to waive his NTC. And Marco is on schedule to be ready for ST next year but again, he's here to balance salary more than anything as Seattle is taking $130 million on Yellich alone and an extra $20+ for Williams and Burnes next year. The main incentive for Milwaukee here is to get out from under Yelich's contract as they look set to rebuild in 2p24 before they lose their tradeable assets. I'll try another one with less OFs coming back