SAN FRANCISCO -- The Brewers needed an impact bat, and they got it. Now they have to figure a way to work Mike Moustakas onto a roster already filled up at the infield and outfield corners.
The Brewers acquired Moustakas from the Royals late Friday for outfield prospect Brett Phillips and reliever Jorge Lopez, a trade that could turn out to be a creative solution to Milwaukee's need for a middle infielder. Moustakas is a third baseman, a position occupied for the past season and a half by Travis Shaw -- but Shaw has taken some ground balls in recent weeks at second.