The Miami Marlins teardown has found another gear with news that Christian Yelich is headed to the Milwaukee Brewers. The Athletic’s Ken Rosenthal was first to report the trade and Jon Heyman of Fan Rag Sports has confirmed it:
Here’s what they’ll receive in return:
Brinson, 23, is the headliner. He was recently ranked as baseball’s No. 18 overall prospect by Baseball America and No. 32 by ESPN.com. During an abbreviated MLB stint last summer, he batted .106/.236/.277 in 21 games. Born and raised in Broward county, too!
However, don’t let that concern you.