Two weeks into the offseason, a pattern is already starting to emerge for the Brewers: the club has been linked to many of the top available free agents, but is handicapped on all fronts (from their oh-so-cautious pursuit of Jose Reyes to their willingness to make Yuniesky Betancourt their everyday shortstop) by a supposed lack of payroll. Most estimates put the amount of money the club has to work with somewhere around $10 million, which probably won’t be enough to sign even Rafael Furcal once more pressing needs have been accounted for. In order to make a splash in the free agent market, it’s looking more and more likely that the club will have to shed payroll in some other way.One interesting idea that is at least occasionally being thrown around among fans is the possibility of trading a starting pitcher, most likely Randy Wolf. Even if you (understandably) have reservations about trading away pitching in an effort to bring your team closer to the playoffs, you can see the think...
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