Ethan: Let's get right to this: how excited is CC Sabathia to be
going to a place known for its sausages? Even if the Brewers
don't make the playoffs, their postgame buffets just got way
more interesting.  Amir: Were the Brewers really just one good
pitcher away from a World Series? Has this move ever worked in
the history of baseball — selling prospects for an All-Star
right before the break then riding the wave to a championship?
Ethan: David Cone to the Blue Jays in 1992 was a good one.
Amir: Don't bother proving me wrong with "facts."  Ethan: The NL
is weak enough this year that this strategy could work if Sheets
stays healthy. Even if the Brewers can't catch the Cubs, they
should still be able to get the wild card. If they make the
playoffs, they can roll the dice with Sabathia and Sheets could
do what Schilling and Randy Johnson did in 2001. Of course, that
paragraph hinges on the phrase "if Sheets stays healthy," which
inspires little confidence. Not as little as say, "If Rich
Harden stays healthy…"