Sabathia traded to BrewCrew

[Zen653]

I like this deal for Milwaukee. The Brewers can't afford to keep all four of Fielder, Hardy, Sheets and Sabathia after the season, so they figure that their window to win is right now. Sabathia will obviously be a Type A free agent at the end of the year, which should allow the Brewers to draft a solid replacement for LaPorta. Add the Type A free agent as compensation for Sheets, and the package from trading Fielder in the off-season, and Milwaukee will be well-positioned both for the rest of this season and for 2-3 years from now.

It looks like the next time C.C. Sabathia takes the mound he'll be donning a Milwaukee Brewers jersey. The Brewers and the Cleveland Indians agreed in principle to a deal for the reigning AL Cy Young on Sunday, sources told ESPN The Magazine's Buster Olney. The deal is contingent on paperwork being finished. ESPN's Peter Gammons reports the move will be made official on Monday morning.

The trade was first reported by the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. In a text message to ESPN.com's Amy K. Nelson, Sabathia all but confirmed the deal. "I'm good, excited," Sabathia wrote. "It's weird leaving these guys."

Cleveland would get minor league outfielder Matt LaPorta, who is hitting .288 with 20 homers and 66 RBIs in 84 games for Double-A Huntsville, and others. The other players do not include top prospects Alcides Escobar or Mat Gamel, according to the Journal Sentinel.

A source told ESPN Insider Keith Law the deal does include pitcher Rob Bryson, who is 3-2 with 4.25 ERA this season with low-A affiliate West Virginia. Pitcher Zach Jackson, from Triple-A affiliate Nashville, and a fourth player to be named later round out the package, according to the Journal Sentinel.

ESPN - Sources: Indians agree to deal Sabathia to Brewers for minor leaguers - MLB

[Nat]

I agree it was win/win for both teams along with Sabathia. He's what Milwaukee needed to push them into their first postseason, they'll get a nice pick at the end of the year, and the fans are excited to say the least.