J.P. Feyereisen, Clint Frazier, Ben Heller and Justus Sheffield – the players NY got for Miller – is an outstanding package that, along with the haul they got for Chapman, instantly catapults the Yankees’ farm system to the upper echelon.
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The Indians have a deal in place for catcher Jonathan Lucroy, but Lucroy has a no-trade clause and has yet to allow the move to take place.
“There were some circumstances that came up that made me void it, obviously”, Lucroy told reporters in Milwaukee. “I’m not going to think about it”. His work identifies him in more elite terms.
After weeks of seeing his name dangled in trades, Miller is headed to an Indians team that is now the class of the American League Central with a 60-42 record. Jonathan LUCROY vetoed his deal to the Indians and has made a decision to stay with the Milwaukee Brewers.
Cleveland, which leads the AL Central, has been looking for a catcher since Yan Gomes separated his shoulder.
“It breathes a lot of life into this clubhouse”, Allen said. We lost a true leader and a good friend for me.
So will his ability to mix and match Miller with righthander Bryan Shaw in the late innings before handing the ball to closer Cody Allen.
Cleveland will send four players, including highly touted outfielder Clint Frazier, to NY in exchange for Miller, one of baseball’s best set-up men.
Should Cleveland land both Miller and Lucroy, they will go from dark horses to possible favorites to make it to the World Series.
“I want to say this correctly because I don’t want to be overly dramatic, but from [owner] Paul Dolan to [president of baseball operations Chris Antonetti] and his guys, [general manager Mike Chernoff] and [assistant general manager Derek Falvey] and those guys, not just what it does for our team statistically, wins and loses, but the message it sends, you’re going to see guys with some extra bounce in their step”, Indians manager Terry Francona said. The 28-year-old earned his third straight All-Star nod in 2016, and he thrived in a setup role before Chapman came aboard this season and shook up the structure of New York’s bullpen. He is now in the second year of a 4-year $36 million deal. “I’m not going to change one bit, whatever they ask me to do, hopefully do it up to their standards”. Now they have arguably the best left-handed reliever in the game.
NY does not have many strong areas this year, but their relief arms were one of them. Though they might carry a heavy salary cap but if it means getting into the World Series then it might have been a great gamble on their part.
In a blockbuster deal early Sunday, the Cleveland Indians have finally done what many have tried over the past week: pry Andrew Miller away from the Yankees. Feyereisen (pronounced Fire-Rise-N) is now playing in AA with a 2.23 ERA and 56 strikeouts in 40.1 innings.
Clippard is no stranger to the Yankees, who drafted him in the ninth round of the 2003 Draft.
Yankees pitcher Andrew Miller was traded to the Indians for prospects.
Campos was acquired in the 2012 trade that brought right-hander Michael Pineda to the Yankees.
Heller: Possibly in the majors later this year, Heller is MLB ready with a 1.73 ERA and 12 saves in 13 chances in AAA.
Miley is 7-8 with a 4.98 ERA, but he had a 3.45 ERA in five July starts.
Seattle received Cuban left-hander Ariel Miranda in the trade.
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Luis Severino pitched two hitless innings out of the bullpen Sunday, walking one batter and striking out two. Drafted in 2014 using the pick acquired after Ubaldo Jimenez left in free agency, the short lefty has had a solid career to this point.
