If I had to guess, I’d say the Cubs will make no further trades before 3 p.m. CT on Monday. I think we’ve said it from the beginning. Francona said. “I bet you those guys are going to sleep well when this thing’s over, because they’ve been grinding”. “They’re going to be fine”.
Advertisement
The Brewers and Indians had agreed on a trade Saturday night that would have sent Lucroy to the Indians in exchange for four prospects.
Cleveland, which leads the AL Central, has been looking for a catcher since Yan Gomes separated his shoulder in July.
The Indians come into the Minnesota series having just swept a three-game series with Oakland. “I know when we go into NY (this) week, we don’t have to face Andrew Miller, which will be really nice”.
So will his ability to mix and match Miller with right-hander Bryan Shaw in the late innings before handing the ball to closer Cody Allen.
Case in point, the Yankees who have traded Andrew Miller to the Cleveland Indians for four prospects headlines by outfielder Clint Frazier and pitcher Justus Sheffield.
The 21-year-old Frazier will report to Triple-A Scranton, where he will be in competition with Aaron Judge, another outfielder and top Yankees prospect.
“He’s the ideal guy to have and we got him”, Allen said before the club’s series finale with Oakland.
With the trades of two top closers in less than a week, the Yankees are conducting what can only be called a fire sale and can close the book on the 2016 season.
Miller is still under contract until 2018, making this a trade that gives the Indians a huge three-year window to win a World Series. “Wherever Tito asks me to pitch, I’ll pitch”. “That’s the mentality. As an organization, I guess they feel happy they got good players in return”.
Of the teams that are mentioned, it is a bit surprising to see the Red Sox being interested in Beltran, as they have David Ortiz as their designated hitter, and hitting hasn’t been a problem for them at all this season. “They’ve got a great lineup, rotation”. He now owns the sixth-lowest relief ERA.
Miller has been an elite reliever for years, and has held an ERA below 3.00 each year since 2012.
CHICAGO – The Baltimore Orioles acquired left-hander Wade Miley in a trade with the Seattle Mariners. He has posted a 3.78 ERA, 1.375 WHIP, 3.8 BB/9 and 8.8 K/9 in 19 starts this season.
Seattle received minor-league LHP Ariel Miranda in the trade. Miller has mostly been a setup man, which is what he was with the Yankees this year, pitching mostly in the eighth inning.
Salazar is looking to put a rocky July behind him after posting a 6.14 ERA in four starts – almost four runs higher than any of the first three months. He is 56-54 with a 4.07 ERA in six years in the majors.
Minor league pitchers Ben Heller and J.P. Feyereisen are also heading to NY.
-The St. Louis Cardinals suffered a potentially damaging loss in the first inning of Sunday’s game against the Miami Marlins when rookie shortstop Aledmys Diaz was hit by an Andrew Cashner fastball.
Duke, 33, is 2-0 with a 2.63 ERA in an American League-leading 53 appearances this season.
Early in his career he was a starter for Detroit and the Miami (then-Florida) Marlins.
Advertisement
At 39 years old and in the final half-year of his contract, Carlos Beltran is the epitome of a rental.
