I'm not an ESPN Insider (at least not anymore) but on the main page of ESPN.com Sunday there was a picture of Bobby Abreu next to the headline "Strange Brew?: An NL central team more accustomed to selling than buying has inquired about Bobby Abreu."
Using my superiour intellect I deciphered the headline has something to do with the Brewers possibly thinking of acquiring Abreu.
It's an interesting development, but one that makes sense for the Brewers. If Brewers GM Doug Melvin is serious about making the playoffs this year, he could probably get Abreu for a current every-day player plus two prospects. Last offseason, the Phillies traded Jim Thome to the White Sox for Aaron Rowand and two prospect, and you'd think a similar offering (perhaps Geoff Jenkins/Corey Koskie/or Bill Hall plus one of their Triple-A pitchers (Ben Hendrickson/Carlos Villanueva/Dana Eveland) and minor-league catcher Vinny Rottino could get it done.
Abreu has one more year left on his deal, and while he'd make 16 million next year, he'd be off the books after then and the Brewers could turn the centerfield position over to Tony Gwynn Jr. or Corey Hart.
Considering it doesn't look like Carlos Lee is going to be with the club next year, trade or no, this buys the Brewers a little bit of time while their youngsters get major league experience and keeps them competitive in the meantime.
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