The Brewers have been entertaining offers for Adam Lind for quite a long time now. He was clearly going to be traded this offseason as he had no on-field value to the rebuilding Brewers. I think fans might have been overvaluing him a bit though. Don't misunderstand me. He's a good player. But he can't hit lefties and is only on a one year deal. He was never going to get a top prospect in return.
So while I know a lot of people find the fact that not a single prospect was in the Mariners Top 30--according to MLB Pipeline anyway--I think there is something smart about what the Brewers have done here.