MIL/CHW Trade

[Milwaukee Brewers]

The Brewers and White Sox would like to announce a trade.

The Brewers receive:

Trea Turner, 2B, WASH $1.02/$2.04/ARB1/ARB2/ARB3/UFA
and prospect
Chance Sisco, C, BAL

The White Sox receive:

Lance McCullers, SP, HOU $1.04/$2.08/ARB1/ARB2/ARB3/UFA
and prospects
Delvin Perez, SS, STL
Luis Ortiz, SP, MIL
Kyle Funkhouser, SP, DET

Brewers reasoning:

It's not often that a player of Turner's caliber is available.  Once it was known he was on the block the Brewers knew they wanted to make a move for him having previously missed out on both Machado and Votto.  Being able to get him without having to move an MLB position player was huge as the offense stays intact and can grow together for years to come.

Being able to get Sisco in the same deal was icing on the cake as he might be the Brewers catcher of the future.  Current catcher Travis d'Arnaud is playing well but is currently hurt and has had durability issues in the past.  Sisco is the top rated prospect in the Orioles system and may very well make his MLB debut in 2017.

The price to secure the services of Turner and Sisco was high, however.  Pitcher Lance McCullers was the top SP on the Brewers roster and has been throwing really well this season.  Ortiz was the organization's top pitching prospect (#57 overall according to MLB) and Perez has arguably the highest upside of any offensive prospect in the system (#86 overall).  Although outside the top 100, Funkhouser was #6 in the Detroit system and could debut next year if he continues to develop. 

The Brewers would like to thank Lance, Delvin, Luis and Kyle for their service to the organization and wish them well with their new team. 

[Chicago White Sox]

The white sox were looking to bolster their starting pitching and prospects. Trea Turner was the top piece available to get the most return. Turner will be a top 15 offensive weapon so it would require a strong offer. Sisco although a top 100 prospect is a catcher which doesn't produce a bunch of points, he was expendable since we also have mejia. After fielding many many offers the Brewers made an agreement to send their top MLB pitcher in McCullers who is a young rising MLB pitcher, their top pitching prospect in Ortiz, probably their top offensive prospect delvin Perez and a potential front line ace in Funkhouser if he keeps improving. The return given for Turner and sisco was exactly what the white sox needed to improve their team for many years to come.

[Colorado Rockies]

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