It’s already been two days, but it appears at least some Milwaukee Brewers fans still have a severe case of the Tarik Skubal blues.
Though Brewers general manager Matt Arnold added to his stable of power arms by acquiring starting pitcher Dustin May and relievers JoJo Romero and Antonio Sanzatela, many so-called armchair experts that float in and out of cyberspace appear unimpressed.
For weeks Brewers nation has patiently listened to baseball insiders project that the Brewers would be aggressive and use the depth of their top tier minor-league system to make a “going-for-it” move that would challenge the Los Angeles Dodgers in the National League in October.
But the Dodgers landed Skubal for the price of three promising minor leaguers and the Brewers pivoted to adding three-hard-throwing veterans to their roster. But many social media posters didn’t change direction with them.
Perhaps the memory of an underwhelming deadline day last season still lingers. The Brewers had the league’s best record when they traded for pitchers Shelby Miller and Jordan Montgomery and outfielder Brandon Lockridge.
You can make the argument that the Brewers easily have the league’s best bullpen with the additions of Romero and Sanzatela while May has enjoyed a nice bounce-back season with the Cardinals. But logic sometimes doesn’t score very high when one is expressing opinions on a smartphone. Very few posters that expressed displeasure spoke of May’s variety of fastballs.
Here’s a bit of the frustration expressed after the move for May and Romero was made. Much of the displeasure centered around the fact that the Brewers gave up outfield prospect Alexander Frias in the deal.
However, there were at least a group folks that recognize that it is not an accident that the Brewers have the best record at the trade deadline for a second straight season. May started twice against the Brewers this year and gave up 1 run while striking out 16 batters in 12⅓ innings.
This article originally appeared on Milwaukee Journal Sentinel: Some Brewers fans frustrated after trade for Dustin May, JoJo Romero
Reporting by Emmett Prosser, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel / Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
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By Emmett Prosser, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel | USA TODAY Network
