MLB Power Rankings: 1 biggest trade deadline need for every team over .500
By Tim Boyle
8) MLB Power Rankings: Milwaukee Brewers need someone who hits for average
The Milwaukee Brewers could use pitching like everyone else, but it’s not their biggest trade deadline need. This team continues to be one relying on their starting staff, bullpen, and the occasional home run. Rowdy Tellez and Willy Adames might have some nice pop. They’ll smash 25 home runs and do it all with a .220 batting average and a .300 OBP if we’re lucky.
The Brewers should be in search of something a little different. An available player who can get on base and do it by hitting for a high batting average would be perfect for them. Where were they when the Minnesota Twins were shopping Luis Arraez last offseason? He would have been perfect for this ball club.
7) MLB Power Rankings: San Francisco Giants need the best available bat on the trade block
It’s easy to see what the San Francisco Giants need and what their front office will also desire. Having missed out on Aaron Judge and Carlos Correa in the offseason, the need for the best available bat is there. The problem for San Francisco is they play in a division with two much better teams. Is it worth trading away potential future stars for a slim shot to win this year?
The Giants might be over .500 but they could just as easily fall back below the mark this week. Their offseason aim changed from beginning the rebuild into becoming a destination for potential summer trade chips such as Michael Conforto and Mitch Haniger. The Giants can be pests this season. Without at least one major addition to the lineup, it’s all they can become.