For the front offices of contending teams, the MLB Trade Deadline is all about finding creative ways to improve their team and set themselves up for success in the postseason. On the rare occasion, this means acquiring a game-changer — a player who can add multiple wins to a team's second half just from their performance alone. However, more often it means finding the weak links on a team's roster and creating redundancy at their position, to ensure against a continuation of those players’ poor play.
The Brewers have already capitalized on this strategy, adding Danny Jansen from the Tampa Bay Rays just before last night's game.