Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic (subscription required) recently wrote that the Philadelphia Phillies had been engaged in discussions with the Texas Rangers about a trade involving Mike Minor, but no deal was close. What was interesting for fans of the Brewers was a statement written almost as an afterthought. Rosenthal mentioned, “The Rangers at one point thought they were close to sending Minor to the Brewers.” He offers no other details, just that a deal was evidently close.
Needless to say, a close deal is still no deal in this case (at least for the time being).