The National League's best team turned to the trade market for help Monday fortifying one of the most sought-after positions in baseball: catcher.

The Brewers and Rays are in the process of finalizing a trade that would send catcher Danny Jansen and cash to Milwaukee in exchange for Minor League infielder Jadher Areinamo (Milwaukee's No. 24 prospect),

The Milwaukee Brewers have made their first swing of trade-deadline season. The Brewers are acquiring catcher Danny Jansen from the Tampa Bay Rays, as first reported by ESPN's Jeff Passan. A graduate of Appleton West High School, Jansen is batting .204 with a .314 on-base and .389 slugging percentage. He's slugged 11 home runs in 73 games.

The Milwaukee Brewers and Chicago Cubs head into a three-game series at American Family Field tied for first place.

The Cubs and Brewers are set to open a three-game series Monday as the top two teams in the National League. A 5-4 victory Sunday against the White Sox in the rubber game of the series at Rate Field kept the Cubs (62-43) tied with the Brewers for the best record in the NL.

T onight, the Milwaukee Brewers and Chicago Cubs will begin one of the bigger regular-season series to come to Milwaukee. The division rivals come into this late-July series tied for first in the National League Central;