MILWAUKEE -- The first full season of the Brewers' rebuilding project is in the books.
It was a year of individual hits and misses that added up to a team playing slightly above expectations, but nowhere close to contending. That was expected, the result of an effort to trade away established players for prospects under former general manager Doug Melvin in 2015 that continued under new GM David Stearns, who dealt first baseman Adam Lind, shortstop Jean Segura and left fielder Khris Davis before the season began, then kept going. Catcher Jonathan Lucroy, relievers Jeremy Jeffress and Will Smith, and third baseman Aaron Hill all were flipped during the season for more Minor Leaguers.