Wow, Padres suddenly look very different and very improved. If Cards pass up Crew to win division, wild card is no longer likely for the Brewers as Braves (or Mets) and Padres is probable. If Crew does win division, a worst case scenario exists of facing them and Hader in the playoffs and getting beat.
As you can tell, I'm still struggling with the Hader trade. I just don't agree with getting rid of your ace closer on a year you're on top of the division. Granted, he's slumping a bit, but once he regains command of his off-speed stuff again, batters won't be able to wait up on a fastball to tee up on. Hader seems to go through this every year and then regains form. Maybe Stearns sees something making him question it this time. Only time will tell, just like the prospects FlaPack reminds us of.