The Milwaukee Brewers have a pathway to getting great value out of their recent trade with the Kansas City Royals.

The Brewers are giving up two contributors to a 97-win team in order to acquire a left-handed reliever with excellent raw stuff.

Having few glaring holes on a roster that was coming off a franchise record for wins put the Brewers in position to make moves on the edges precisely like the one that went official on Sunday, when th

Milwaukee is trading left fielder Isaac Collins to the Royals, according to a Saturday afternoon report from Jeff Passan of ESPN. Pitcher Nick Mears will reportedly join Collins in heading to Kansas City, while pitcher Angel Zerpa will reportedly join the Brewers in return.

Zerpa went 5-2 with a 4.18 ERA in a career-high 69 appearances (two starts) with Kansas City last season. He also set career highs in innings pitched (64.2), strikeouts (58) and holds (14).

The Brewers lose one of their top on-base hitters and a serviceable reliever and get only a reliever with a platoon split in return.

Angel Zerpa has been exclusively a reliever the past three years in Kansas City. Could the Brewers use him as a starter?

The Milwaukee Brewers made a big trade for left fielder Christian Yelich nearly eight years ago. In hindsight, it has been a great move.

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