Well, no need to debate anymore whether to try to trade Pat Rondeau to Oklahoma City for Reece Vaughan as the Jacksonville Wolf Pack beat me to it, trading a pair of decent, but unspectacular, prospects for the veteran ace.
It is certainly possible that the Diamond Kings wouldn't have gone for the veteran soon-to-be free agent Rondeau but I was prepared to sweeten the pot with at least one decent minor league prospect, particularly an outfielder from our overflow at that position. And interestingly, it was two outfielders that the Diamond Kings got from Jacksonville so that might have worked.
The other interesting thing about this is that, should the Brewers manage to hold on and win the MGL, Jacksonville is looking like the most likely World Series opponent. And certainly part of the motivation in considering trying to trade for Vaughan was that it would have basically given us 3 aces for the post-season. Instead, Jacksonville adds a valuable arm to their somewhat more tenuous rotation. (Their top two starters this year, both of whom were named to the All-Star team, are considered injury risks.)