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[rocketeer357]

Looks to me like it's tear down time in Milwaukee. The Brewers have excellent young prospects, but very few of them are pitchers. They've dumped Canha, who was a great fit in Milwaukee, which signals that the youngsters are going to get a lot of playing time. I'm fine with that; the team they've fielded for the past 5-6 years has hit the wall in October, for whatever reason, and with Woodruff gone, there's no reason to think the 2024 team will fare any better than the teams in the Counsell era. The other teams in that division are ready to spend to compete, which Milwaukee isn't.

The Crew has some very juicy trade chips: Burnes, Williams and Adames atop the list. Burnes is far and away the best pitcher possibly available in 2024. Any contender would be ecstatic to have Burnes in their rotation. It could be time to move them, but they better get a huge haul in return, mainly young pitching that can develop with the young hitting they've begun showcasing. I don't want to see a Mets redux of last year: move pitching for non-pitching and wonder why you're struggling to field a decent line up in 2024. Keep Fastball Freddy and build around him.