About an hour after Major League Baseball owners officially voted to lock out the players beginning at midnight on December 2, David Stearns and Matt Arnold swung a notable trade right at the buzzer. Right fielder Hunter Renfroe is coming to Milwaukee from the Boston Red Sox, who are receiving Jackie Bradley Jr. as well as infield prospects Alex Binelas and David Hamilton.
The move accomplishes two goals in one transaction for the Brewers, who now have their replacement for Avisail Garcia while also shedding salary by finding a taker for the remainder of Bradley’s contract.