The Milwaukee Brewers were mostly idle through the final day of MLB's trade deadline. As teams around the league hurried to improve themselves or execute a fire sale, the Brewers were nowhere to be found on the transaction wire.

A scan of social media July 31 will tell you plenty of Milwaukee Brewers fans were underwhelmed by what the Brewers did before the annual trade deadline. Milwaukee acquired outfielder Brandon Lockridge from the San Diego Padres in an exchange that sent Nestor Cortes,

Lost in the shuffle of their trade deadline activity, the Milwaukee Brewers surrendered a prospect with some serious upside. Jorge Quintana was included in the Nestor Cortes deal that sent Brandon Lockridge to the Brewers from the San Diego Padres.

The Brewers have traded for a reliever at the deadline every full season inside this competitive window, so Shelby Miller's addition makes sense. With the Diamondbacks selling big-time, he was a sensible acquisition, even though he may not be ready right away because of injury.

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