The Milwaukee Brewers needed to upgrade their players up the middle for many reasons. When David Stearns and company traded for Mike Moustakas and moved Travis Shaw, most fans thought the goal had been accomplished — albeit, through unorthodox means. But the Brewers’ faithful learned that Stearns figured he could do more on Tuesday when he added power-hitting second baseman Jonathan Schoop from the Baltimore Orioles.
First off, let’s get down to basics. Jonathan Rufino Jezus Schoop (pronounced like ‘scope’) was signed as a teenager by the Baltimore Orioles back in 2008.