Justin Turner rejoined the Los Angeles Dodgers on Saturday night. It is a two-year deal for 34 million dollars. Reports are that the Brewers gave Turner the same offer. My guess is the Dodgers matched the Brewers’ deal after the Crew tried to pursue the 36-year old third baseman. The dream of adding Turner to the top of the lineup is over, and now, the Brewers will have to do something else at third base. Brewers having the ability to pony up $34 million is impressive and makes me wonder what else could be on the table. Here are three ways I could see it going.

STAYING PUT
Milwaukee could decide that they’re going to move forward with what they have at third base. This would mean that Luis Urias takes over that spot. He did it from time to time last year. In addition, this means the Brewers get zero pop from one of their corner infield spots. Urias’ defense is good enough to have him play the hot corner, but the offense peak for him is hitting .300 and getting on-base a ton. Daniel Robertson is also an option, but he doesn’t give you anything worth getting excited over.

MAKING ANOTHER FREE AGENT MOVE
For a while now, I said Maikel Franco as the option for the Brewers if they couldn’t get Turner. He does have some pop, but the analytical Brewers fans hate this guy more than they hate the sun. I get the concerns. He makes contact but it’s not the right contact. He is an average fielder. Franco does add more offense than Urias or Robertson. Another option could be Jake Lamb. Once upon time Lamb was an excellent third baseman, he tailed off from that because of injuries. Maybe you take a flyer on him and see what happens.

MAKING A DEAL
Brewers do not have a farm system that elicits a deal-making venture. They would probably need to move on from one of their MLB players for it to happen. A smaller deal for a player like Eduardo Escobar could on the table. Either player would be an upgrade from what the Brewers have. If they really want to swing their dick, they could go after Jose Ramirez. Now, it would probably take Keston Hiura and some other big pieces to do it. Ramirez is not available from the Indians, but they’re rebuilding this year post-Lindor. Maybe it’s worth a phone call?

We’ll see what the Brewers do at third base now that Turner is gone. It still feels like they’re a player away from being a threat offensively, but we’ll see.

Charlie.