Brewers continue to go all in with a surprising deal with the CWS. Cease replaces Woodruff and Jimenez slots in as the everyday DH. A line-up of Frelick, Contreras, Yelich, Hoskins, Jimenez, Adames, Turang, Chourio, Arroyo with a staff of Burnes, Cease, Peralta, Miley, Rea and a great BP would be enough to battle the Dodgers/Braves as top WS contenders out of the NL. White Sox get 3 MLB ready prospects with high floors and moderate ceilings. Aquino has shown flashes and is a nice lotto grab to round out the trade.

No way the Brewers would add nearly $17M for a rental DH. They are going to use Contreras (when not catching), Yelich, and Hoskins as their DH to give them a rest during the year. Milwaukee is also losing too many years of control to do this. They could also pickup a SP cheaper than this.

augold: I can't see Milwaukee spending $17M on a rental DH. Jimenez is horrible in the field so he's strictly a DH. Contreras will probably DH in at least 30 games. Hoskins about 30 (could be more) because he's coming off an injury. Depending on Yelich's back I see him getting 20 - 30 games at the DH. That's about half the games (or more) that Jimenez would sit out. He's not worth it. Hoskins may not be a rental. Only time will tell. I like Cease and you may be right about Arnold pursuing him. It depends on what the Brewers think about Ashby and Gasser.