The Milwaukee Brewers are in the middle of contending in the National League thanks in part to All-Star closer Josh Hader in the back of a robust bullpen.
Sure, he had a 4.24 ERA, but it’s Josh Hader. Come the postseason, he’s going to be needed.
So the Brewers did the logical thing and … traded Hader? To the San Diego Padres, who needed a closer badly?
Yep. Not a typo. He had one year left on his deal, but whaaaaaaaat?
We’ll get into it, as we have with other major MLB trade deadline deals: Let’s hand out some grades to both teams: