SPORTS LINE
The Milwaukee Brewers.
The team finds itself at a familiar crossroads as the 2025 MLB trade deadline approaches. The Milwaukee Brewers have been to play better baseball these last few weeks. They are 7-3 in their last 10 games and are now two games above the .500 mark and within striking distance in the National League Central. They are still in third place, though. Their front office has never shied from making bold, sometimes unpopular, moves to maximize long-term value, even amid contention. This year, with a deep farm system and a roster that’s both talented and in flux, the Brewers have a golden opportunity to leverage their assets for the future. Especially with a year plagued by injuries.
The Brewers are about to get two significant pieces back. José Quintana and Brandon Woodruff are both working their way back. Quintana likely will be back this weekend, and Woodruff isn’t far away himself. The Brewers certainly can continue to right the ship, especially with the pitching coming back. This seems like an aggressive take with likely two months to go until the July 31st trade deadline. Milwaukee has a history of dealing stars at peak value, even amid contention. The 2022 Josh Hader trade and the more recent departures of Corbin Burnes and Devin Williams underscore the front office’s willingness to make tough calls for the greater organizational good. Trading Peralta now, when his value is arguably at its zenith, fits this pattern. Given Peralta’s contract, performance, and the dearth of frontline starters available, the Brewers can command a premium.
The ideal trade partner is a contender with a strong farm system and a desperate need for rotation help. Trading Peralta would be a seismic move, but it’s one the Brewers are uniquely positioned to make.
The Milwaukee Bucks.
The team has a ton on their plate as they approach the offseason for the entire league. We are a little over a month away from the start of free agency, and while there are still tons of unanswered questions for the Bucks. Lopez has spent the last seven seasons in Milwaukee and has been a great asset to the club. In seven seasons, he is averaging 13.0 points per game, 5.2 rebounds, 1.3 assists, and 2.1 blocks while shooting 48.7 percent from the field and 35.7 percent from beyond the arc in 469 games and 466 starts. Lopez has finished in two All-Defensive teams, one first team and one second team and finished second in Defensive Player of the Year voting in the 2022-23 season. Lopez didn’t have the strongest showing in this postseason.
Throughout the playoffs, he saw just 14.8 minutes per game and contributed 5.0 points, 1.6 rebounds, 0.8 assists, and 1.0 blocks, while shooting 36.4 percent from the field and just 26.7 percent from beyond the arc. The Milwaukee Bucks are still trying to figure out a way to keep Giannis Antetokounmpo in Milwaukee. He is the face of the franchise and one of the best players in the NBA. Could bringing back Thanasis Antetokounmpo be enough to keep Giannis in Milwaukee?
Thanasis is a free agent after he missed the entire 2024-25 season with a torn Achilles. However, Thanasis is back. He has been cleared to continue his basketball career, so now he is looking for a team to continue his NBA journey with. If the Bucks bring back his brother, it would be very hard for Giannis to walk away and play for a different team. Giannis wants to win as many titles as possible. He wants to be the best player in the history of the league, and winning championships will help him get there.
The Green Bay Packers.
The team is doing everything possible to attack the offseason with an urgency that was called into question when the 2024 season ended. It’s tough to measure the urgency of a football team in May. Players don’t have pads on. There is no live tackling, or really, any contact whatsoever. As Green Bay Packers linebacker Edgerrin Cooper said Wednesday, “It sucks that we’ve got to go like 50% right now.” Last year, the performance of their wide receivers was, and there’s no way around it, awful. According to Warren Sharp. The Packers were the worst team in football in the percentage of receiver error causing incompletions. Jayden Reed and Dontayvion Wicks were particularly concerning in that regard. Last season, 103 players had at least 60 targets. Reed was the worst, and Wicks was the second worst in receiver error rate. Knowing how the season was, drops were obvious issues. Drops are not sustainable and heavily vary year after year. While Reed and Wicks have had some level of drop issues since college, it’s hard to imagine that both will repeat the error rate for two consecutive seasons. And if they get better by natural positive regression, the passing offense will automatically get better. And quarterback Jordan Love’s efficiency will too.
