Claudio Vargas heads back to Brew Crew

Today, a small trade was made by the Brewers as they acquired Claudio Vargas from the Dodgers for minor league catcher Vinny Rottino.

Vargas is a mediocre starting pitcher with a fastball in the mid to low 90s.

Rottino has potential to be a back up catcher. He was the starting catcher for the Italian National Team in the WBC.

Winner: Dodgers

As Vargas heads back to the Brewers (where he played in 2007), he has been nothing more than mediocre so far. Since he can't be optioned, the Dodgers obtained a solid fielding catcher as a future backup. This is an awful trade either way.