Since being fired by the Washington Nationals as their general manager in 2009, Jim Bowden has been an “insider” for ESPN, in the role of analyzing front office moves and occasionally dabbling in suggesting trades.

If one of his suggested deals for next week’s winter meetings in San Diego is any clue, it’s fairly easy to see why Bowden is a former general manager instead of a current one.

On Sunday, he posted a column (subscription required) on potential three-team trades for the winter meetings, headlined by a five-player swap involving the Milwaukee Brewers, Los Angeles Dodgers and Seattle Mariners.

In this proposed deal, the Mariners would get right fielder Ryan Braun from Milwaukee, the Dodgers would get left-hander James Paxton from Seattle and shortstop Jean Segura from Milwaukee and the Brewers would receive outfielder Matt Kemp from Los Angeles and shortstop Brad Miller from Seattle.

Really?

Under a trade proposed by ESPN’s Jim Bowden, the Brewers would send Ryan Braun, left, to Seattle and Jean Segura, second from left, to the Dodgers and get back Matt Kemp, second from right, and Brad Miller, right. (USA Today Sports Images)

But in the interest of humor, if nothing else, let’s break it down.

The Brewers would give up these two players:

Ryan Braun

Year Tm G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS+ 2007 MIL 113 492 451 91 146 26 6 34 97 15 5 29 112 .324 .370 .634 154 2008 ★ MIL 151 663 611 92 174 39 7 37 106 14 4 42 129 .285 .335 .553 130 2009 ★ MIL 158 708 635 113 203 39 6 32 114 20 6 57 121 .320 .386 .551 146 2010 ★ MIL 157 685 619 101 188 45 1 25 103 14 3 56 105 .304 .365 .501 131 2011 ★ MIL 150 629 563 109 187 38 6 33 111 33 6 58 93 .332 .397 .597 166 2012 ★ MIL 154 677 598 108 191 36 3 41 112 30 7 63 128 .319 .391 .595 158 2013 MIL 61 253 225 30 67 14 2 9 38 4 5 27 56 .298 .372 .498 136 2014 MIL 135 580 530 68 141 30 6 19 81 11 5 41 113 .266 .324 .453 114 8 Yrs 1079 4687 4232 712 1297 267 37 230 762 141 41 373 857 .306 .368 .550 143 162 Game Avg. 162 704 635 107 195 40 6 35 114 21 6 56 129 .306 .368 .550 143 View Original Table

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Jean Segura

Year Age Tm G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS+ 2012 22 TOT 45 166 151 19 39 4 3 0 14 7 1 13 23 .258 .315 .325 72 2012 22 LAA 1 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 -100 2012 22 MIL 44 163 148 19 39 4 3 0 14 7 1 13 21 .264 .321 .331 75 2013 ★ 23 MIL 146 623 588 74 173 20 10 12 49 44 13 25 84 .294 .329 .423 105 2014 24 MIL 146 557 513 61 126 14 6 5 31 20 9 28 70 .246 .289 .326 71 3 Yrs 337 1346 1252 154 338 38 19 17 94 71 23 66 177 .270 .311 .371 87 162 Game Avg. 162 647 602 74 162 18 9 8 45 34 11 32 85 .270 .311 .371 87 View Original Table

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To get these two players:

Matt Kemp

Year Age Tm G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS+ 2006 21 LAD 52 166 154 30 39 7 1 7 23 6 0 9 53 .253 .289 .448 85 2007 22 LAD 98 311 292 47 100 12 5 10 42 10 5 16 66 .342 .373 .521 127 2008 23 LAD 155 657 606 93 176 38 5 18 76 35 11 46 153 .290 .340 .459 110 2009 24 LAD 159 667 606 97 180 25 7 26 101 34 8 52 139 .297 .352 .490 125 2010 25 LAD 162 668 602 82 150 25 6 28 89 19 15 53 170 .249 .310 .450 106 2011 ★ 26 LAD 161 689 602 115 195 33 4 39 126 40 11 74 159 .324 .399 .586 172 2012 ★ 27 LAD 106 449 403 74 122 22 2 23 69 9 4 40 103 .303 .367 .538 147 2013 28 LAD 73 290 263 35 71 15 0 6 33 9 0 22 76 .270 .328 .395 104 2014 29 LAD 150 599 541 77 155 38 3 25 89 8 5 52 145 .287 .346 .506 140 9 Yrs 1116 4496 4069 650 1188 215 33 182 648 170 59 364 1064 .292 .349 .495 128 162 Game Avg. 162 653 591 94 172 31 5 26 94 25 9 53 154 .292 .349 .495 128 View Original Table

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Brad Miller

Year Age Tm G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS+ 2013 23 SEA 76 335 306 41 81 11 6 8 36 5 3 24 52 .265 .318 .418 110 2014 24 SEA 123 411 367 47 81 15 4 10 36 4 2 34 95 .221 .288 .365 88 2 Yrs 199 746 673 88 162 26 10 18 72 9 5 58 147 .241 .302 .389 98 162 Game Avg. 162 607 548 72 132 21 8 15 59 7 4 47 120 .241 .302 .389 98 View Original Table

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At best, this is a break-even deal, only they would be trading Braun, durable and optimistically ready to return to his old form after having a procedure to correct the pain in his thumb, for Kemp, a marginally younger player—less than a year—who played his first full season since 2011 with his numbers significantly down from their peak.

And they would swap out Miller for Segura, a player who was an All-Star in 2013 before struggling last year at the plate and with the death of his infant son off the field.

Segura did what a lot of young players do—he became enamored of pulling the ball. But it’s worth pointing out that in September—when the majority of the Brewers were slumping badly—Segura had his best month of the season.

He hit .319/.364/.389 in September when he started driving balls up the middle and the other way. It was a very encouraging sight after he hit .234/.277/.315 through the end of August. Miller struggled more than Segura did last year.

Throw in the fact that Segura is younger and marginally more experienced and that the two are not separated by much defensively and, well, it’s not a swap that makes much sense either, unless Doug Melvin is just dying to bring in a bad left-handed bat and a bit more power in exchange for much less speed.

The hot stove is a fun place to throw out possible trades, but this is one that—should it actually be offered—I would hope Melvin would leave on the table.