The Indians got their man for the back end of the pen down the stretch, there should be many exciting moments for the fans in Cleveland this second half that will hopefully translate to a World Series victor. 500 in trying to make a pair of major trades on Sunday.
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Call it an All-Star split doubleheader. Pitching alongside of Aroldis Chapman and Dellin Betances this season, Miller made up a huge piece of the Yankees’ three headed monster. The Indians were one of eight teams on Lucroy’s no-trade clause and there apparently was an issue he had with them regarding Lucroy’s request to have the Indians remove the option year for 2017 which would have made Lucroy a free agent. I think it’s a complete team. “And the present hasn’t been going as well as I expected”.
“(The Indians) have it going pretty good as it is”, Miller said.
But Lucroy refused to waive the no-trade provision in his contract, the person said Sunday afternoon.
Shortly after they beat Oakland on Saturday night, the Indians struck an agreement with Milwaukee for Lucroy, who is batting. He says there’s no chance of re-working a deal with Cleveland. The Indians have been looking for a catcher – and a right-handed hitter – since Yan Gomes separated his shoulder earlier this month.
The Indians added another bat with former Tampa Bay Rays outfielder Brandon Guyer, but Andrew Miller is the player everyone in Cleveland is now talking about. “It breathes a lot of life into this clubhouse”. “I know when we go into NY next week, we don’t have to face Andrew Miller, which will be really nice”. He has been traded to the Cleveland Indians for a ransom of prospects containing outfielder Clint Fraizer and pitchers Justus Sheffield, Ben Heller and J.P. Feyereisen.
The Loganville, Georgia, native quickly ascended the minor leagues; Baseball America rated him 21st on their midseason list of the game’s top 100 prospects while MLB rated him 24th in their assessment.
With a 4 1/2 game lead in the AL Central, the Indians feel these moves can help them win their first World Series since 1948.
“I was shocked, but ultimately, when everything settled in, I knew I was coming to a good place, a good team”, Miller said during a news conference August 2. “That’s why we do what we do, and we felt that this team has done its part”. Clippard, 31, is in the first year of a two-year contract worth $12.25 million. “Wherever Tito asks me to pitch, I’ll pitch”. Now they have arguably the best left-handed reliever in the game. No matter what they do they can never seem to get over the hump. And the Yankees now actually have a bunch of prospects they could package, along with solid major-league talent, to maybe even go after a big-name major-leaguer right now and not just settle for more prospects.
ORIOLES ADD STARTER: Baltimore acquired Wade Miley in a trade with the Mariners, giving manager Buck Showalter an experienced left-hander for his rotation as the team tries to hold off the Blue Jays and Red Sox for the AL East title.
Seattle received lefthander Ariel Miranda in the trade. The Cuban pitcher has spent most of the year with Triple-A Norfolk.
Clippard is 2-3 with a 4.30 ERA this season.
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He is making $4.1 million this year and is due $4.15 million next season in salary. Sheffield is a left-hander.
