5 Brewers players who could be traded off the 40 man roster before 2024 Deadline

4. RHP Joel Payamps

The Brewers bullpen is going to go through a bit of a shakeup. Relievers are going to be on the table in trade talks. It's already a crowded group and it's going to get more crowded. Devin Williams is due back soon and Nick Mears will join the team in the coming days as well. That means two bullpen spots will need to be opened.

Plus there's other relievers due back from injury, so this is again an area of the roster where the Brewers may need to do some shuffling to make the roster math work out.

Joel Payamps is one such bullpen arm who could find himself on the outside looking in. Payamps has had a bit of regression this year, pitching to a 4.14 ERA in 43 appearances. It's a far cry from the 2.55 ERA he put up last season in a high leverage role.

Because of his struggles, Payamps has been moved out of some of the higher leverage spots this season. He's also out of minor league options.

The Brewers like having flexibility with their bullpen group and since Payamps can't be sent back down to the minors, they may be more suited to trade him and the two and half years of control he has remaining. The Nick Mears trade on Saturday showed that even a reliever with a not-so-great ERA with years of control can command a solid return.