In exchange for Miller, the Indians sent two top prospects, outfielder Clint Frazier and pitcher Justus Sheffield, as well as right-handed pitchers J.P. Feyereisen and Ben Heller to the Yankees. The only hurdle left is Stearns convincing Lucroy to waive his no-trade clause to Cleveland. I think we’ve said it from the beginning. I’m going to miss that. “It’s one of the best late-inning relief pitchers in baseball, a guy that’s had a history of success not only in the postseason, but in the regular season”. The 31-year-old earned a place in the All-Star Game for the first time this year. He’s pitched before him in the seventh and eighth inning.
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It also makes the Indians, who lead the American League Central by 4 1/2 games, formidable contenders.
Serious about winning the World Series, the Indians batted.500 in trying to make two major trades Sunday. The Tribe now lead the A.L. Central by 4½ games over the Tigers and are virtually tied with the Rangers for the best record in the American League, 17 games over.500. “Over the last two months this should give us a much better chance to win games”.
Miller’s name had swirled in trade rumors for weeks. He was not shocked by the deal but admitted it wont be easy leaving the Yankees.
“I loved my time here”.
-New York Mets shortstop Asdrubal Cabrera had to be helped off the field when he suffered a strained patellar tendon in his left knee while scoring a run in the first inning against the Colorado Rockies at Citi Field.
Hi everybody. The Cleveland Indians made a historical Trade with the New York Yankees. “I enjoyed playing in NY, I liked living in NY, I liked the guys here”. So, you have to look at the positives and helping those guys reach their goals..
Salazar (11-3, 2.97) will start for the Indians against the Twins.
The first order of business when Miller arrives will be for manager Terry Francona to decide how he is going to use him.
“He’s the ideal guy to have and we got him”, Indians closer Cody Allen said before the club’s series finale with Oakland. They’ve got a pretty darn good team. If you dont think other teams wanted him, youre insane. They didn’t go halfway. He is among one of the best relievers in the game. “There’s no better message”.
The New York Yankees have officially declared themselves a day prior to the trade deadline, and Andrew Miller is the subject.
He now has an ERA of 1.39, with an FIP of 1.77, and ridiculous K/9 of 15.3.
The Indians will send four prospects to the Yankees as each team goes in different directions this season. Miller is also averaging 15.3 strikeouts per 9 innings and has allowed runs in 8 of his 44 appearances this season in NY. He now owns the sixth-lowest relief ERA. Sheffield is a left-hander.
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The Yankees had communicated to Miller that if they were blown away by an offer, they would take it. Jonathan LUCROY vetoed his deal to the Indians and has made a decision to stay with the Milwaukee Brewers. “That’s why we do what we do, and we felt that this team has done its part”.
