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

Jackson Chourio, Joey Ortiz and Caleb Durbin combine to execute a perfect relay to throw out Javier Sanoja at third in the top of the 3rd

Back home after their West Coast swing to open the second half, the Milwaukee Brewers were quiet offensively ahead of a postgame alumni home run derby in a 5-1 loss to the Miami Marlins at American Family Field that featured a seventh-inning bullpen implosion.

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

The Brewers are faced with some difficult decisions as Nestor Cortes is ready to return from the injured list.

During the team's alumni home run derby, former Milwaukee Brewers outfielder Nyjer Morgan drilled a security guard in the head.

Xavier Edwards singled to put two on. Quintana got a popout and a flyout in succession to get to within an out of escaping, but Heriberto Hernández cranked a three-run homer into the Milwaukee bullpen for the third lead change in an inning and a half.