Is Milwaukee Brewer Top Prospect Mat Gamel Next to be Traded?
Published by Christopher J. Farino on May 8, 2009
Article Source: Bleacher Report - MLB
The Milwaukee Brewers traded away top prospect Matt Laporta for CC Sabathia in 2008 in an attempt to get in the playoffs and win a championship. With nothing to show for the trade still strong in their mind another prospect, Mat Gamel, is on the rise and the possibility of trades have once again swirled.
Mat Gamel is currently tearing it up in AAA Nashville batting .356 with 7 home runs and 28 RBI's. So why trade a future All-Star again? Simply put, he can't play defense. He didn't make the team after Spring Training for the explicit reason of his awful defense at third base as well as anywhere else they have tried him.
The Brewers do not want to see another Ryan Braun-type hitter get away, but it makes sense for him to go to a American Lea...
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