Slingin' David Stearns executed his first trade of the Winter Meetings earlier today, sending Adam Lind to Seattle in exchange for three young minor league pitchers. The move continues the Brewers' rebuilding effort that began under Doug Melvin this past season and is the latest example of Stearns' stated goal of acquiring and developing as much young talent as possible.
Lind spent only one season with Milwaukee after coming over from Toronto last winter, but he certainly made it a good one. He stayed healthy enough to appear in 149 games, the most he's played in since 2010, and slashed a strong .