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This is a good read about the Prospects in the Burnes Trade.


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https://blogs.fangraphs.com/evaluating-the-brewers-return-for-corbin-burnes/

Whether you like Fangraphs or not, this is a good read, IMHO.

I like this paragraph to sum up the current Brewers situation:

"This trade marks the unceremonious end to the most recent era of Brewers baseball. Brandon Woodruff’s late-season injury, the departures of Craig Counsell and David Stearns, and finally this deal remove many of the main characters from the past half decade of the franchise. Conversely, the wave of young players who are just getting their big league footing should make the Brewers a fun team to watch scrap for a wide open NL Central crown. Of all the projected members of the Brewers’ starting lineup, only Christian Yelich and Hoskins are over 30 years old, and Adames is the only other starter over 27. William Contreras, Jackson Chourio, Sal Frelick, Joey Wiemer, and Ortiz make up a formidable young core of hitters whose careers are just getting started."

I think the Brew Crew could still be a contender in the NL Central. 

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I really like both Hall and Ortiz and will miss them. They both have a scrappy quality that puts them above some other more highly regarded prospects in my personal rank of who I was excited to follow on the O's. 

This landing spot should be fantastic for them. The Brewers have a good track record with pitching recently and are probably in the upper tier of teams that I'm optimistic can get the most out of Hall. Ortiz probably gets to play a lot right away. And they have a very real shot of being contributors on playoff teams or at least playoff races, since the NLC is one of the weakest but most balanced divisions. All the teams except PIT seem to have potential to contend in the next few years depending on how things go. 

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