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At least now we're talking names and needs NOT rankings -- thank you for that! And yes, I agree that my suggestion is the low end of what MIGHT get the Brewers interested - but much like the first Lee trade with Philadelphia, it would depend on other bids, and how they compare CONSIDERING their needs, as Griz rightly points out, NOT a numerical formula of the offers. In short, teams trade a "top prospect" only when they can get something they NEED MORE in return. Kansas City felt they needed a reliable starting staff; they traded a top prospect to get just that. I would say that, in the short term at least, they succeeded.
If Texas offered just filler with Profar, and the Ms offered Diaz, Pike, and Fernandez along with Erasmo and Taylor, the Ms offer might well be considered superior. Now the rankings may yet catch up to the performance of these young lads (especially Pike and Diaz) - but every GM worth his salt knows how good those guys are and can (might) be RIGHT NOW, and would weigh the offer accordingly. The Ms may not be one of the top 5 Farm systems anymore, but it is because of a mass of graduations, not a mass of failures. The "ranked" quality of the remaining prospects is somewhat depressed by the Zunino/Miller/Franklin/Walker/Hultzen/Paxton layer that was on top, but they, too, shall rise. Meanwhile, they are NOT worthless in trades because they haven't appeared on someone's list - they have the worth of their performance and talent, which is considerable. And, to the extent they, when grouped, fill some other team's needs better than any other offer in toto, they may yet fill our need for a power-hitting, good-fielding corner outfielder. And, if not, there is a layer of Peterson, Wilson, O'Neill, Blash, Jones, and more just below that may yet be the answer. It's all about whether the fans will stick with the Ms while they wait for that layer to surface. But I would hazard a guess right now that close to half the teams who picked from about 15th to 48th last year wish they had picked Austin Wilson instead. And I think that number is going to grow.