I’m going to be the same way here.
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Jonathan Lucroy, as noted, has a limited no-trade clause and must consent to go to Cleveland. The Indians players had no comment about the LUCROY no deal but some people in the Indians organization said ” his loss”. Brewers General Manager David Stearns confirmed on Sunday that LUCROY would be staying on Sunday. They have a 4.5 game lead in the AL Central and none of its divisional competition appears to have a higher gear with which to run them down, but they are taking no chances.
Lucroy’s decision would have been a huge blow to the Indians if not for the addition of Miller, who will help Cleveland manager Terry Francona shorten games and give the Indians a legitimate shot at winning their first World Series since 1948.
When I was going through and picking teams to win divisions or make the playoffs this year in baseball one of the reasons I thought the New York Yankees would make it back to the postseason was due to their bullpen with Aroldis Chapman and Andrew Miller.
So will Francona’s ability to mix and match Miller with right-hander Bryan Shaw in the late innings before handing the ball to closer Cody Allen. 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 Indians had been tracking Miller for weeks but were reluctant to part with any of their top prospects, especially Frazier, a 21-year-old who can hit with power and was recently promoted to Triple-A Columbus.
“I’m still trying to get over the fact”, Dellin Betances said, “that we traded the best of the best”. “It is why we engage with multiple teams throughout the entirety of the negotiation”. “I’m not going to change one bit, whatever they ask me to do, hopefully do it up to their standards”. However, the timing with Miller and the Yankees was just off. The Yankees would not be legitimate contenders with Miller on the team, so they needed to maximize his value and trade him for the future. Francona doesn’t see a problem with how he’ll get the best from the back end of his bullpen. The starting rotation gets a lot of credit, deservedly so, but the lineup’s great.
The Yankees reacquired Tyler Clippard on Sunday, obtaining the reliever from the Arizona Diamondbacks for Vicente Campos in a swap of right-handed pitchers. In 150 games (including one start) over four minor league seasons, Heller has a 9-8 record with 31 saves and a 2.77 ERA (172.1IP, 53ER, 69BB, 6HR), having allowed just 122 hits while recording 226 strikeouts with a. 193 opponents batting average.
Baltimore hopes Wade Miley can turn his solid July into a big finish with the AL East leaders. The Indians have been lacking a quality reliever in the seventh and eighth innings, and Miller fills that void.
Seattle received left-hander Ariel Miranda in the trade. This is the third year that he has a dominant line as a relief pitcher. Over 95.1 innings, he’s pitched to a 3.59 ERA.
Clippard is 2-3 with a 4.30 ERA this season.
When the team officially welcomed Miller with a photo on the scoreboard during Sunday’s game, the crowd at Progressive Field burst into a loud ovation knowing he is on the way. His contract includes a $12 million club option for 2018 with a $500,000 buyout.
Early in his career he was a starter for Detroit and the Miami (then-Florida) Marlins.
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Torres isn’t quite Major League ready, but there’s a whole lot of potential in the 19-year-old Venezuelan. 282 this season for Class AAA Memphis.
