The Brewers Have a Trade Deadline Conundrum at Shortstop originally appeared on Athlon Sports. The concept of the MLB trade deadline seems simple enough. If you're out of the playoff race, trade away assets to get better for the future.

The Milwaukee Brewers suffered a tough 5-1 loss on Friday afternoon against the Miami Marlins. With the loss, the Brewers are now 61-42, but they remain in firs

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The Brewers have surged to the top of the standings through a combination of shrewd pickups, veteran bounce-backs and so much pitching.

Well, they're likely not going to finish 122-40, but after a 6-0 victory over the Seattle Mariners July 21, the Brewers have won 11 straight games and suddenly have Major League Baseball's best record. That also means they've hurdled the rival Chicago Cubs in the National League Central Division standings.

With the MLB trade deadline approaching, the Brewers are entering the chat as major players for Eugenio Suárez.

Despite a bottom-10 payroll, the Brewers are among MLB's best teams again extracting the most out of their talent.

Milwaukee Brewers pitching prospect Jacob "The Miz" Misiorowski experienced what many collectors can only dream of — pulling his own ultra-rare baseball card while visiting a local card shop.

Ryan Braun and Brewers alumni lit up American Family Field with power and nostalgia in a special event celebrating 25 years of the ballpark.

Prince Fielder took part in the festivities and he appeared to come to the plate with a point to prove: he's still got it. The event was televised with Ryan Braun and Carlos Gómez serving as team captains, where they got to draft their teams from a pool of eight other Brewers alums.