Now that Doug Melvin has basically confirmed that he’s going to make some kind of move as the trade deadline comes to fruition and the pitching situation has become much murkier. If Melvin is going to make a move in the pitching department, it’s definitely going to come in the next couple of weeks when the Brewers will stop having convenient off-days and there needs to be a sure 5-man rotation.

Don’t be surprised to see the Mariners and Brewers make a trade. Jack Zduriencik, former Brewers scouting director and now Mariners GM, assuredly would love to see some of the insane farm talent he built from his time with the Brewers, and it sounds more and more like he wants to sell off the current team.

I would love to see the Brewers package a deal around Alcides Escobar and a couple of other minor prospects for Erik Bedard. Bedard is having a good year and is in his contract year. The Mariners’ biggest need is at shortstop with the total ineptitude of Yuniesky Betancourt, and with the Mariners’ current attempt at a defensive revival Escobar would be a perfect fit for them. He would be major league ready for Seattle and could join their team immediately, while Bedard could be #2 in a 1-2 Yovani Gallardo-Bedard punch.

Outside of his propensity to get injured, he’s been one of the most dominant pitchers in the game with a career ERA+ of 121. It’d be almost a perfect fit.

Also, I can now spell Jack Zduriencik without having to look it up on Google.