Not every trade deadline win comes from being the most aggressive. Sometimes, the smartest decision is knowing when to walk away.
That’s the position the Milwaukee Brewers find themselves in right now, watching from afar as Eugenio Suárez struggles to make contact in his return to Seattle. The Brewers were connected to the veteran slugger in the weeks leading up to the deadline, as Arizona shopped him to contenders in need of third-base pop. The Diamondbacks reportedly wanted a sizable return: controllable, top-tier prospects for a rental bat.