There are some very obvious similarities from the Milwaukee Brewers trade deadline of 2017 and what GM David Stearns has done so far in 2018. The Crew has had a similar record at this point in the season and their first move was trading for a reliever from the Chicago White Sox.
While the Brewers weren’t necessarily in desperate need for a bullpen arm this time around, adding another reliever with late inning experience never hurts.
The Similarities
The Brewers acquired Anthony Swarzak for outfield prospect Ryan Cordell. Cordell was blocked at the big league level and was considered a mid-tier prospect ranking in the 10-20 range on the Brewers prospect lists.