This Milwaukee Breweries and the Cincinnati Reds have reportedly reached a uncommon cross-division trade that will send starting pitcher Frankie Montas to the Brew Crew in exchange for two MLB-caliber players. The deal was first reported by Mark Feinsand and has been confirmed by multiple other sources.
The Milwaukee Brewers are sending two MLB players to the Cincinnati Reds in exchange for starting pitcher Frankie Montas.
The Brewers are sending Joey Wiemer, infielder and pitcher Jakob Junis to the Reds in exchange for Frankie Montas, according to Mark Feinsand. Wiemer has been locked out of regular MLB playing time this year and has spent most of the season in Triple-A, while Junis, a free agent, has missed much of the season with an injury. Montas, meanwhile, has made 19 starts for Cincinnati and has a 5.01 ERA.
What is the contractual situation of all these players?
In reality, this deal boils down to the Reds receiving $1 million from the Brewers, control of Jakob Junis through the 2025 season ($8 million mutual option), and control of Joey Wiemer through the 2028 season. Milwaukee is paying $1 million for Montas and will likely decline his $20 million mutual option for the 2025 season.
To clarify: Montas has a $20M mutual option with a $2M buyout. Junis has an $8M mutual option with a $3M buyout. So the Reds will receive ~$1M from the Brewers to account for the difference in the buyout.
— Mark Feinsand (@Feinsand) July 30, 2024
Did the Milwaukee Brewers overpay the Cincinnati Reds for Frankie Montas?
At first glance, this trade seems like a payoff for the Brewers. They get Frankie Montas, who as mentioned has an improved ERA this year, for two months, while the Reds get a year and two months of Jakob Junis and multiple years of Joey Wiemer. Unfortunately for Milwaukee, acquiring a starting pitcher was a necessity for them at the trade deadline this year, and the cost was giving up Junis, who was valuable to the MLB club, as well as Wiemer, but he was clearly locked out of big-league life.
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