Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel: A bare market for Melvin

It is no secret Milwaukee Brewers general manager Doug Melvin is exploring his options to add a player via trade before the July 31 deadline.

There just aren’t many options.

Based on what the Brewers are looking for (probably established pitching) and what potential sellers would want in return (probably younger pitching), Melvin said there are fewer than 10 teams that could potentially “match up” with the Brewers.

That is what happened when Melvin inquired about Mark DeRosa, then with the Cleveland Indians. Melvin was told by Indians GM Mark Shapiro the Brewers didn’t have what his club was looking for and shipped DeRosa to St. Louis.

Translation: It could be difficult to make any kind of significant move, even if the Brewers’ desire is a position player.

“I don’t know,” Melvin said. “Things can change overnight. You prefer not to give up players on your current club.”

But that could be a challenge since Melvin has already deemed Mat Gamel and Alcides Escobar as untouchable. So to pull off a deal and keep the organization’s two best prospects, a big-league player would probably have to be involved.

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