The MLB offseason has been slower than Billy Butler with an elephant strapped to each leg, but the Milwaukee Brewers finally spiced things up on Thursday with a pair of significant moves. They took the top remaining name off the trade market by acquiring outfielder Christian Yelich from the Marlins, and they signed one of the best remaining free agents in outfielder Lorenzo Cain. They are officially in win-now mode, if they weren’t already.
None of that news directly involves the Oakland A’s in any way, though many folks on Athletics Nation were actively interested in seeing Oakland pursue one or both of Yelich and Cain.