While Milwaukee Brewers fans, experts and media clamored for name-value starting pitching help after a surprisingly good 2017 season. Stearns did not make a big splash in the pitching market.
Instead, Milwaukee Brewers GM David Stearns acquired a deep group of talent for Counsell to mold into a good team. This strategy has worked brilliantly thus far.
Players such as Wade Miley and Junior Guerra showed their worth while competing for roster spots during 2018 Spring Training. Under the radar free agent signee Jhoulys Chacin has pitched very well for Milwaukee through May.