Investigative reporting through Secondary Source Material

As you know, the Brewers trade 3 pitching prospects (including SP Inman) for reliever Scott Linebrink.

We investigate:
Chris (Madison, WI): Did the Brewers make the right move in dealing Inman, etc. for Linebrink? Does this deal only make sense in the context of the forthcoming 1st rounder and sandwich pick from his type A free agent status?

Keith Law: (1:15 PM ET ) It's not a guarantee that Linebrink will be a Type A. We won't know until October, and if he pitches poorly down the stretch it becomes less likely. I don't think the Brewers gave up anything great - Inman's a 5th starter, maybe a 4th starter if his command improves, but his stuff is average at best with no projection - but I think they paid for last year's Linebrink, not this year's.

Well, I guess we shall see. They have a pretty bulbous bullpen now, filled with quality arms:
Cordero, Turnbow, Linebrink, Villanueva, Shouse and Wise (btw, I love Wise when he is a 6th inning guy, not when he is a 7th/8th). They actually may be in a position to deal one of those guys (like Wise or Turnbow), but it helps to remember that Cordero is a free agent and will get entirely too much money in the offseason (I'll guess 3 yrs/$33 mil).