3 trades the Brewers could offer Chicago White Sox for Eloy Jimenez
By Todd Welter
If this organization truly wants to have another lengthy title window, they need to entertain trading every player on the roster.
It was reported when the trade deadline season started up, the Sox would entertain offers for any player not named Eloy Jimenez, Andrew Vaughn, Dylan Cease, and Luis Robert Jr.
Hahn has improved the organization’s farm system with his recent deals, but this was a system that was considered to be one of the worst in the big leagues. Adding a couple of prospects is still not going to be enough to replenish the roster next season to be serious contenders.
Yes, the Sox can spend money in free agency like a drunken sailor (even though history says they will not), this free-agent class is not going to solve all of the team’s problems.
Hahn is going to need to add three starting pitchers and find someone to play second base and right field.
Now there are internal options at second base with Jake Burger, Jose Rodriguez, and Lenyn Sosa along with hoping Oscar Colas gets better at the plate so he can be the long-term solution in right.
Plus, tinkering with the roster for 2024 brings this team no closer to a World Series. Sure, Hahn could add enough players like the Sox did before the 2008 season and possibly win a division title. It is not going to be enough to advance in the postseason when teams like the Baltimore Orioles, Texas Rangers, and Houston Astros all project to be better next year.
The better idea is to trade at least one of the three bats Hahn considers untouchable since the market has dried up in that area.
With Angels & Cubs deciding to go for it, high-end trade candidates Ohtani & Bellinger are off the market & there's not a ton out there for teams seeking to upgrade their lineups. “No bats at all," one exec said.
— Ben Nicholson-Smith (@bnicholsonsmith) July 30, 2023
If any National League team wants to get past the Atlanta Braves, they are going to need to load up on some bats.
One team that needs to upgrade its offense is the Milwaukee Brewers.
The Crew scored 18 runs against the Braves last weekend and still got swept.
Milwaukee is also in the middle of a tight NL Central Division race. They are competing with the Cincinnati Reds and Chicago Cubs with a weak offense.
They rank 27th in the league in batting average and 26th in OPS. Reports are out there that the Brewers reached out to the Chicago White Sox about Jimenez being available.
The Brewers do have five players in the MLB Pipeline’s Top 100 and a deep prospect pool that the Chicago White Sox should circle back to see if they still want to make a deal.