The Milwaukee Brewers traded away outfielder Keon Broxton to the New York Mets on Saturday for three prospects. Let’s take a look at the prospects.
The Milwaukee Brewers added to their already-deep bullpen while also saving some cash as they traded backup outfielder Keon Broxton to the New York Mets for 3 prospects. Let’s take a look at the players they received – Bobby Wahl, Adam Hill, and Felix Valerio.
Bobby Wahl
Wahl is the one player that has the most experience, with 14 major league appearances under his belt with the Oakland A’s and New York Mets. He was originally drafted by the A’s out of the University of Mississippi in the 5th round in 2013, but he was traded to his New York Mets this past summer.
Originally drafted as a reliable starter with a mid-rotation projection, Wahl went through some big-time injury issues that finally necessitated a move to the bullpen, where he had an impressive 2016 season across three levels, pitching in 45 games, tossing 54 1/3 innings, with a 2.65 ERA, 14 saves, 1.18 WHIP, and a 28/65 BB/K ratio.
Injuries struck again in 2017, limiting Wahl to just 13 minor league games before tossing 7 major league games. He was able to throw 45 innings in the minors in 2018, with a 2.20 ERA, 0.87 WHIP, and a 19/73 BB/K ratio. He did strike out 7 in 5 1/3 innings in the major leagues with the Mets, but also struggled with his control, with 4 walks.
Wahl features a power fastball that can top triple digits as his feature pitch. He can get a bit quick through his delivery in his lower half and leave his arm trailing, which leaves him “aiming” his pitches, rather than releasing the fastball with good movement and control.
He features a hard curve/slider as his best secondary pitch and can throw a change, though it’s rarely used. He will get an opportunity with the Brewers in their stacked bullpen, where he will join Jacob Barnes, Corbin Burnes, Alex Claudio, and Junior Guerra as likely relievers on the team with options remaining that could allow the Brewers to keep fresh arms in their bullpen for manager Craig Counsell to use.
Let’s take a look at the two minor leaguers that were part of the deal…