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Baltimore Orioles: Why did the Milwaukee Brewers trade for Jonathan Schoop?

It was interesting to see the Milwaukee Brewers trade for Baltimore Orioles second baseman Jonathan Schoop when they already had a logjam at the position. It didn’t really make sense, but the Brewers were in a pennant race so they wanted to make the roster the best it could be heading in the playoffs.

Schoop has hardly played and when he has played, he’s struggled. He also struggled early in the 2018 season with the Orioles, but got hot and was putting up really good numbers after Manny Machado was traded.

Jonathan Schoop is a streaky hitter that needs consistent at-bats in order for him to succeed and he’s not being utilized to his fullest potential in Milwaukee.