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The surprising trades that built the Brewers

The Brewers had 25 players on the active roster when they swept the Rockies in the National League Division Series, 23 of whom appeared in games. Of those 25, only four were drafted by Milwaukee and never left: pitchers Corbin Burnes and Brandon Woodruff, shortstop Orlando Arcia, and outfielder Ryan Braun -- and in Braun's case, it's now been over 13 years since he was taken fifth overall in the 2005 Draft.

So it goes for Milwaukee, which has completed a turnaround from 94 losses in 2015 and 89 more in '16 in stunningly quick fashion, in part because general manager David Stearns (and to some extent his predecessor, Doug Melvin, who held the position from 2002-15) has piled moves upon other moves in order to build a roster that enters the National League Championship Series on an 11-game winning streak.