The Milwaukee Brewers decided to make a deal in July once again but this time it isnt as extreme as CC Sabathia although this does have a lot of promise. The Brewers acquire Felipe Lopez from the Arizona Diamondbacks for minor leaguers Cole Gillespie and Roque Mercedes. My initial thoughts of the deal: Very good.
A couple reasons why this is a great trade for the Crew is it gives them a true lead off hitter like they had during Rickie Weeks' tear throughout the month of May and thats when the Brewers were at their best. Yes he cannot steal bases like a lead off hitter but he does know how to get on base. When you have your lead off hitter on that paves the way for Ryan Braun (whenever he decides to get out of his slump) and Prince Fielder to drive them in. The other great thing about Lopez is the fact he is a switch-hitter with stats on both sides being rather even therefore we will not have to worry about left-handed pitchers.
In addition, it will also be interesting to see what Macha does with his lineup. I am assuming he goes... Lopez-Cameron-Braun-Fielder-McGehee-Hart-Hardy-Kendall-Pitcher. I think you have to go with the combination of Hart/Hardy together, they just seem to gel together when they bat next to each other. Although you could put Hardy in the second spot or Hart bat fifth. I am sure Macha will flip the lineup around until he gets comfortable.
He also can play three positions in the infield and a bit of outfield which means that Craig Counsull and Casey McGehee will both be able to get some time with Mat Gamel going down to AAA. Most fans are upset about this but Gamel has struck out an alarming forty-six times already therefore he needs to become more patient at the plate.
Even if this becomes a bad deal, we only have Lopez for July-October at most or if he has a great time then maybe he will stay a bit longer.
-Charlie.
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