The Brewers and Red Sox have spent the year tied together by one February deal, and now the last piece of that swap has been filled in.
Boston used the 67th overall pick in the MLB Draft - the selection Milwaukee sent over in the Kyle Harrison trade - to take North Carolina outfielder Owen Hull. He was MLB Pipeline’s No. 67-ranked prospect, so the Red Sox landed him right where he was expected to go.
Hull is a 21-year-old left-handed hitting corner outfielder who put together a big season for the Tar Heels, slashing .393/.500/.615 with nine homers and 18 stolen bases in 2026. He also carries a 55-grade hit tool and a 60-grade run tool. The Red Sox will add him to a farm system that already includes his college teammate Jake Schaffner, whom they took in the first round of this year’s draft.
That pick matters because it was part of the Brewers-Red Sox trade that sent Caleb Durbin, Anthony Seigler, Andruw Monasterio, and Milwaukee’s Competitive Balance B Round pick to Boston for Harrison, Shane Drohan, and David Hamilton. It was the second straight season the Brewers dealt a Competitive Balance pick to the Red Sox, after last year’s trade that sent Yophery Rodriguez, a Comp A Round pick, and a player to be named later who became John Holobetz to Boston for Quinn Priester.
The Competitive Balance picks are the only MLB draft selections that can be traded. They go to clubs with the 10 lowest revenues and the 10 smallest markets, with eligible teams receiving either a Comp A pick between the first and second rounds or a Comp B pick before the third round. Teams alternate between the two rounds each year they qualify, and the order is set by the previous season’s standings.
As for the deal itself, the Brewers still have the edge. Harrison posted a 3.01 ERA and a 2.5 bWAR in the first half and looked like a real All-Star candidate before the swap.
Durbin has been much better lately and enters play on July 11 with 2.2 bWAR, but Milwaukee still holds the clear advantage. Drohan and Hamilton have combined for 2.2 bWAR, while Seigler and Monasterio have put up 0.8 combined bWAR, even with Seigler’s recent hot streak.
There’s also the simple reality that two controllable left-handed starters - Harrison and Drohan - carry more value than a controllable infielder, since that kind of pitching is harder to find. So while the trade doesn’t look as one-sided as it once did, Milwaukee is still the winner for now.
Hull gives Boston a chance to change that conversation down the road. If he develops into a productive big leaguer, the final verdict on the swap could look different. For now, though, the Brewers remain the side that came out ahead.
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