To Trade Or Not To Trade?

The Brewers are in a tough position as the trading deadline approaches. It seems clear that this is not a playoff team as currently configured. The starting pitching stinks and despite their history it seems as if JJ Hardy and Corey Hart are not capable offensive players at this stage of the season. (If I see JJ pound one more ball into the ground with runners in scoring position I will stab my eyes out with a dirty steak knife). I understand the camp that feels that Doug Melvin should go all in and try to win now, but does this team really have the talent to win anything? Does Roy Hallady suddenly make Corey Hart lay off a slider? Does Felipe Lopez make Craig Counsell 10 years younger or Seth McClung suck any less? The Brewers probably feel that they owe the fans an effort to "win now". But at what cost? This is not a legit playoff team. Roy Halladay or a lesser pitcher is not going to make them a legit playoff team. This is a team built to win games with offense and their offense is middling at best. This is why you get paid the big money Doug...lets see what you do.