When Doug Melvin made the blockbuster trade for Zack Greinke to make a playoff push the Brewers farm system was depleted and is yet to fully recover. Don't even get me started with the Brett Lawrie for Shawn Marcum deal either. The Brewers dealt four legitimate major leaguers in Alcides Escobar and Lorenzo Cain, who both almost won a World Series with the Royals last year, Jake Odorizzi and Jeremy Jeffress, who luckily fell back in the Brewers lap and turned his career around. Now the Brewers are attempting to rekindle the minors by dealing some veteran players. The first to go was Yovani Gallardo in a trade to the Texas Rangers for a handful of prospects including current major leaguers Luis Sardinas and Corey Knebel. Sardinas got his chance when Segura broke his finger and went on the DL a week ago, and has recorded at least one hit in every game while going 10 for 30 overall. The slick fielding 21 year old has held his own so far in the show which is promising for if the Brewers decide to ship Jean Segura who has drawn interest from multiple teams. Corey Knebel has been fun to watch as well even though he only has three innings under his belt so far. It's hard not to be excited watching the former 39th overall pick in 2013 throw 95mph two-seam darts over the corners. Both of these young players are certainly making it look like the Brewers got the good end of the Gallardo deal especially with their starting pitching depth. It'll be interesting to see which other players the Brewers decide to part with as the season goes on and what other young talent they will be able to acquire.
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