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5 Moves To Be Thankful the Milwaukee Brewers Didn’t Make

By @schwick26_pete

5 Moves To Be Thankful Milwaukee Brewers Didn't Make

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At Thanksgiving time, baseball fans have plenty of things to be thankful for. New additions are always fun, but sometimes the moves that were not made are even better. Here is a look at five moves Milwaukee Brewers fans should be thankful the team didn't make.

5. Acquiring Adam Dunn

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5. Acquiring Adam Dunn

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Last offseason one move that was rumored was that the Brewers could trade Khris Davis to the Chicago White Sox for Adam Dunn. While Dunn was always seen as a premium slugger, his strikeout rate and age gave the White Sox the upper hand in the deal. Although Davis has a weak arm in the outfield, his bat remains one that looks to be feared in the Brewers' lineup for years to come.

4. Not Locking Up Casey McGehee or John Axford Long Term

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4. Not Locking Up Casey McGehee or John Axford Long Term

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During the offseasons of 2010 and 2011, there were whispers of locking up Casey McGehee and John Axford to long-term contracts. Both players struggled the following seasons to stay on the roster and were eventually dealt. If they would have been inked long term, it would have been difficult to move them off of the roster. While McGehee appears to have turned things around, his years of struggles would have made him an expensive bench player.

3. Signing Jose Reyes

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3. Signing Jose Reyes

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After the 2011 season, the Milwaukee Brewers were the favorites of many to bring in Jose Reyes. He went on to sign a six-year $ 106 million contract with the Miami Marlins. Once viewed as the top shortstop in the game, injuries have certainly affected his status. In 2013 with Toronto, he was only able to stay on the field for 93 games. He would have been an expensive injury risk were he on the Brewers' roster.

2. Mortgaging the Future For Price

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2. Mortgaging the Future For Price

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Many fans were screaming for the Brewers to add David Price last year at the trading deadline. While he would have been an upgrade to the rotation, the team could not afford to part with players like Clint Coulter or Tyrone Taylor for a pitcher when their bats could not produce. With the future in mind, the Brewers were wise to hang on to their prospects.

1. Staying Away From Ike Davis

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1. Staying Away From Ike Davis

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Ike Davis looked like he was surely going to be traded to the Brewers last winter, but that never happened. He managed to remain a Met the entire offseason and was finally traded to the Pirates as the season began. Since then he has been moved again (now a member of the Oakland A's) and has struggled to regain his 30-plus home run form. The Mets wanted a pitcher like Tyler Thornburg in a deal, and the Brewers were wise to not let that happen.

Pete Schwichtenberg is a Milwaukee Brewers writer for Rantsports. Follow @schwick26_pete, Like him on Facebook, or add him to your Google Network.

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