In an otherwise misguided article, Ken Rosenthal brings up an excellent point that I missed about the Brewers’ acquisition of C.C. Sabathia. When he leaves Milwaukee this winter for a big-market team, the Brewers will be compensated with two extra draft picks next year.
Ben Sheets, the Brewers’ incumbent ace pitcher, will also be leaving the team in free agency. That’s another two bonus picks for the Brewers.
What’s more, Yovani Gallardo, another ace-caliber Brewers pitcher, will be back to full strength next season after a season-ending injury from a freak play earlier this season.
All of a sudden I don’t feel so bad about the Brewers giving up four (at latest count) of their top prospects to rent Sabathia for three months. Milwaukee has perhaps the best scouts in baseball; their top scout is the only non-GM to ever win baseball’s prestigious Executive of the Year award. Now those scouts get four extra high-round draft picks to play with next year. The team will be able to replenish itself just fine.
Inertia Wins! 