On Thursday night, the Milwaukee Brewers made a massive move, trading away starting rotation stalwart Corbin Burnes. With one year left on his contract, the former Cy Young winner was shipped to the Baltimore Orioles for infield prospect Joey Ortiz, pitcher D.L. Hall and a competitive balance draft pick.
It’s the end of an era for the Brewers, who were led for years by rotation stars Burnes and Brandon Woodruff. Both are now gone, as Woodruff was non-tendered in the offseason.
Here’s a little more about the pieces that Milwaukee has acquired:
Hall is a 25-year-old Georgia native who made his major league debut in 2022 with the Orioles. He’s 4-1 lifetime with a 4.36 ERA. He’s pitched in 29 career games, 28 of which came as a reliever. There are already talks about him moving into the Brewers rotation. That seems reasonable enough given that Burnes, Woodruff and Adrian Houser have all moved on this offseason.
As for Ortiz, he’s the No. 63 prospect in all of baseball, per MLB.com. The following comes from a portion of his prospect profile:
Since being drafted, Ortiz has added a lot of strength that’s enabled him to consistently register high exit velocities. He hasn’t sacrificed any of his elite bat-to-ball skills, striking out just 17.2 percent of the time in his Minor League career while showing the ability to drive the ball to all fields with solid in-game pop.
