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In this week’s Reacts survey, we asked fans to grade the Milwaukee Brewers’ trade deadline. The results are probably about what you’d expect:
More than two-thirds of fans gave the Brewers a “B” (39%) or a “C” (33%). Another 20% gave Milwaukee a “D”, while 5% gave an “A” and 3% gave an “F.”
As I said in my trade deadline grades earlier this week, I think the Brewers’ overall deadline sits right around that B/C threshold, specifically giving the Alexander Frias/Josiah Ragsdale for Dustin May/JoJo Romero trade a “C+” and the Mark Manfredi/Juan Martinez for Antonio Senzatela trade a “B+.” I didn’t specifically grade Milwaukee’s Friday trade of Blake Perkins/Craig Yoho for Codi Heuer/Bo Naylor, but given that the team then flipped Heuer for cash considerations at the deadline, I’d put it somewhere in the C/C- range. Overall, that means I think Milwaukee probably deserves a “C” for their overall deadline moves.
One thing I will say, though, is that the deadline has already proven to have added at least some value — Antonio Senzatela made two relief appearances earlier this week, totaling 1 1/3 scoreless innings with a strikeout and a walk, allowing no hits, while Dustin May went six strong frames in his team debut on Thursday, allowing two runs and striking out five to pick up the win.
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