3 players from Colorado Rockies that could help Brewers at MLB Trade Deadline

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It's July. That means trade season is upon us. The Milwaukee Brewers are clear buyers. Their opponent for the next four games, the Colorado Rockies, are clear sellers.

The Rockies sit at 28-55 and are 23 games back in the NL West. They are not going to be anywhere close to making the playoffs this year. However, that doesn't mean they don't have good players to trade.

The Brewers can get some firsthand scouting of these possible trade targets during this week's series. While Colorado has never been known as a hotbed for pitching given the high elevation, they do have some quality pitchers that the Brewers should have some interest in.

The Rockies and Brewers don't make trades often. In fact, the last time the Brewers made a trade with Colorado was 20 years ago in 2004, when the Brewers sent pitcher Marcos Carvajal to the Rockies for cash considerations.

Let's take a look at three Rockies players who could be Brewers by the end of the month.

1. LHP Austin Gomber

Austin Gomber is Monday night's starter for the Rockies and the 30 year old lefty is having a solid, but not spectacular season. Gomber has a 4.63 ERA on the year in 15 starts. He doesn't get a ton of strikeouts and doesn't throw hard, but he can eat up innings and keep his team in the game.

Gomber's best pitch is his changeup. He doesn't give up many walks, and he could benefit from having the Brewers defense behind him.

While his numbers this year don't scream that he'd be the best addition to make in the rotation, the Brewers have shown a knack for getting pitchers to improve. If the front office sees something they like in his profile, they could bring him in for a fairly inexpensive prospect price to lift up the Brewers battered starting rotation.

Gomber is making $3.15MM this year and has another year of arbitration eligibility next year. A year and a half of team control would increase the price a little bit, but that kind of added certainty to next year's rotation group could be beneficial for the Brewers since Brandon Woodruff is going to be coming off missing a whole year and Robert Gasser won't be back until mid-season.

2. RHP Cal Quantrill

Cal Quantrill has been a great surprise for the Rockies this year. He has a 3.78 ERA in 95.1 IP over 17 starts with 72 strikeouts. The 29 year old righty is positioning himself as one of the more sought after trade targets on a very thin starting pitching market this month.

Quantrill ranks in the 100th percentile in Offspeed run value. He has some nasty pitches and mixes them well to get great results. The Brewers do love elite pitch traits and Quantrill certainly has them, which makes him a very likely person of interest in Milwaukee's pursuit of starting pitching help.

On top of his five pitch mix, Quantrill keeps the ball on the ground, which is key to success in Colorado, and avoids barrels very well. If he were to have the Brewers infield defense behind him, his results should be even better.

Getting away from Coors Field also helps Quantrill. He has a 3.58 ERA in 10 starts on the road this year while he has a still solid 4.05 ERA at home.

Quantrill, like Gomber, also has a year and a half of team control remaining. He's earning $6.55MM this year and is arbitration eligible next year. That will only increase the price to get him, but getting two playoff runs with him may make the risk worth it for the Brewers. Quantrill will cost more than Gomber, but he fits the typical Brewers mold a lot better with his stuff and the results this year pass the eye test.

Quantrill is slated to pitch on Thursday in the series finale against the Crew.

3. LHP Jalen Beeks

31 year old Jalen Beeks is going to be one of the most sought after bullpen arms on the trade market this month. He's a rental reliever, becoming a free agent this winter, and is having a solid season.

Beeks has been a high leverage arm for the Rockies, securing six saves and five holds. He's also blown six saves, which is concerning, but the Brewers wouldn't be bringing in Beeks to be their closer. Trevor Megill has been shutdown in that role and Devin Williams is coming back soon.

Jared Koenig's IL placement could leave the Brewers in need of another reliable left handed reliever, which is where Beeks could come in. He avoids hard contact extremely well.

Beeks' 4.43 ERA isn't great, but it's been recently inflated by a pair of poor outings. Prior to last week, Beeks had a more palatable 3.38 ERA.

There's going to be a bit of competition to get Beeks at the deadline. Every contender is always looking for a reliever to add and the Brewers will be no different. The Brewers may not want to get into too much of a bidding war, because they rarely do for any player. Still, Beeks is a reliever to watch at the Deadline and the Brewers make a lot of sense as a suitor for his services.

The Brewers and Rockies don't make trades often. If they make one this month, it'll likely be for one of these three players.

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