On July 7, 2008, the Cleveland Indians traded C.C. Sabathia to the Milwaukee Brewers for Rob Bryson, Zach Jackson, Matt LaPorta and a players to be names later who became Michael Brantley.
Ryan Braun, the reigning National League Most Valuable Player, has been deemed guilty in the court of public opinion for failing a performance enhancing drug test. He is now the symbol of the "post steroid era" being very much like the "steroid era" that proceeded it.