The Milwaukee Brewers are winning enough to stay in the mix, but the pitching staff is getting thin fast. With injuries piling up and the second half approaching, the front office has a clear area to attack: starting pitching.
One possible answer has already surfaced in trade chatter. Bleacher Report’s Kerry Miller recently floated a deal that would send corner infielder Luke Adams to the Washington Nationals in exchange for left-hander Foster Griffin.
Miller’s logic starts with the Brewers’ broader need. Milwaukee is said to be searching for help at shortstop, third base, and on the mound, but the market at the left side of the infield looks bleak. As Miller put it:
“Unfortunately for the Brewers, unless the Nationals make the unlikely decision to put CJ Abrams on the block, it’s a pretty terrible year to be looking for a shortstop or third baseman. … Thus, we’re abandoning the left half of the infield and going back to the mound for one of the few Nationals pitchers that hasn’t been a run-hemorrhaging calamity. Griffin has a 2.77 ERA 19 starts into his one-year, $5.5M deal.”
That kind of short-term contract is exactly why Griffin figures to draw attention. The Aug. 3 deadline should bring plenty of interest, and Griffin’s numbers make him an obvious candidate to move. Through 19 starts, he is 10-2 with a 2.77 ERA and a 1.015 WHIP over 110.1 innings.
For Milwaukee, the cost would be Adams, who has not yet reached the majors but has put together a strong season at age 22. He has a 1.043 OPS with 14 home runs in 45 games, production that has helped build his value. MLB’s prospect rankings list him as the 11th-best prospect in the system, though Andrew Fischer, Jett Williams, and Jesus Made are all ranked ahead of him at a similar position and could be on a similar call-up timeline.
The Brewers’ need goes beyond one spot in the rotation. Their pitching staff has 12 players on the injured list, and adding a third starter like Griffin would give them a much-needed lift. He has been limiting walks, working with a seven-pitch arsenal, and looking every bit like a pitcher who could help stabilize things quickly.
It remains to be seen whether Milwaukee can pull off a deal for the 2026 National League All-Star, but Griffin is the type of arm that makes sense if the Brewers decide to act.
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