Milwaukee Brewers: 5 players they should target in a trade

WASHINGTON, DC - JULY 17: Jacob deGrom #48 of the New York Mets and the National League pitches in the third inning against the American League during the 89th MLB All-Star Game, presented by Mastercard at Nationals Park on July 17, 2018 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Rob Carr/Getty Images) /

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TORONTO, ON – JULY 22: J.A. Happ #33 of the Toronto Blue Jays delivers a pitch in the first inning during MLB game action against the Baltimore Orioles at Rogers Centre on July 22, 2018 in Toronto, Canada. (Photo by Tom Szczerbowski/Getty Images) /

2. J.A. Happ

J.A. Happ is another veteran starting pitching candidate for the Brewers to consider acquiring at the trade deadline. Happ made his first All-Star game this season with the Toronto Blue Jays, but that’s more indicative of the way the MLB game is set up than it is of Happ’s performance this season.

Happ does have a 10-6 record and supports a 4.29 ERA. He started out the season on a very poor note, had a nice stretch at the end of June, but has struggled in July. During his three starts in July, he’s failed to go longer than four innings in two of his three starts and has a given up a .352 batting average.

Happ still represents the potential to turn things around and a new setting may help that. The Brewers could also use a dominant lefty as Brent Suter appears headed back to the disabled list with a recurring forearm injury.

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