MLB News The San Diego Padres and Milwaukee Brewers have a lengthy history of trades dating back to several seasons, including agreements including Josh Hader, Eric Lauer, Luis Urias, and Victor Caratini. Given how actively both teams participate in trade talks, is it possible that they will once more be beneficial trading partners in 2024?
The San Diego Padres are seeking outfield help.
Fernando Tatis Jr. is the Padres’ sole guaranteed everyday outfielder through 2024 after Trent Grisham and Juan Soto were traded this off-season. Although prospects like Cal Mitchell, Graham Pauley, Jackson Merrill, and Jakob Marsee are anticipated to contend for slots in spring training, journeyman outfielder Jose Azocar remains an option as well. They are in need of outfielders with MLB expertise due to this circumstance.
Currently the Milwaukee Brewers have aplethora of MLB ready outfielders.
There are plenty of MLB-caliber outfielders on the Milwaukee Brewers. Sal Frelick, Joey Wiemer, Garrett Mitchell, and Jackson Chourio are all big league veterans, and Jackson Chourio is expected to assume a regular role at some point during the season. It might make sense to trade one of these young, controlled players because there isn’t place for them all.
A San Diego Padres writer pegged Garrett Mitchell as their top trade target from the Milwaukee Brewers (MLB News).
The East Village Times’ Clark Fahrenhold recently suggested that Garrett Mitchell might be able to fill the Padres’ outfielding void. Some of Milwaukee’s other outfielders would get more playing time as a result of this trade, which would also satisfy San Diego’s desire. He highlighted Adam Mazur or Victor Lizarraga in particular as pitching prospects the Brew Crew could find interesting.
Lizarraga is ranked 17th, and Mazur is the Padres’ eighth-ranked prospect. Both are reliable starting pitchers with potential to be middle-of-the-road performers. Both right-handed pitchers tend to pitch to contact and lack dominant stuff when on the mound.
I would anticipate that the Brewers would pursue pitchers with greater ceilings in the event of a deal, but Milwaukee
