With less than a week remaining before the first full-squad workout of Spring Training, the Milwaukee Brewers appeared to have their infield pretty well established. The platoon of Andrew Vaughn and Jake Bauers is set at first base, Platinum Glove Award winner Brice Turang is locked in at the keystone position, the Brewers maintained their belief in Joey Ortiz throughout the offseason, and 2025 NL Rookie of the Year finalist Caleb Durbin was looking to build on his impressive inaugural campaign at the hot corner.
However, on the morning of "Super Bowl Monday" when sports fans' attention had officially shifted to baseball, the Brewers' front office made a surprising move, trading Durbin and two utility infielders -- Andruw Monasterio and Anthony Seigler -- to the Boston Red Sox for two lefty pitchers in Kyle Harrison and Shane Drohan, and utility infielder David Hamilton.