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Oh, hi. Just a little note about EVERYTHING BEING AWESOME.

Following an emotional night in which our beloved Jim Thome took his rightful place among the pantheon of Indian greats, the Indians are doing stuff. Like, being serious deadline buyers.

The Jonathan Lucroy deal was agreed to late Saturday night, provided he gives the okay to waive his no-trade clause. The Brewers will receive prospects Francisco Mejia, Yu-Cheng Chang and Greg Allen. Lucroy will serve as a bargain “2-for-1” as he solves the need for a bat and above-average receiving.

But the coup de grâce to the rest of the American League was possibly struck around 9 AM this morning with the sudden and (still somewhat shocking) acquisition of the Yankees’ lefty dominator, Andrew Miller. The Indians paid a steep price as they let Clint Frazier and Justise Sheffield go as the centerpiece of the Yankees’ return along with pitchers Ben Heller and JP Feyereisen, but the window is wide open with two controllable pieces past 2017.

The Indians have made their intentions known. The City of Champions may not be a one-franchise phenomenon.

More information as it develops! Sell out The Jake, people!

UPDATED: According to top Brewers beat guy, Tom Haudricourt, Lucroy has shockingly declined the trade to the Indians.

UPDATE 2: Lucroy’s spin is so strong, you might get nauseous.

: News

11 Comments

  • Jimbo says:

    I was really excited about the Lucroy trade–it seemed like a steal. Pretty disappointed that it didn’t pan out. Miller is amazing and the bullpen needed an upgrade…but that’s a steep price.

  • Travis Herr says:

    Can’t believe we couldn’t have promised lucroy more playing time in 2017. I like yan, and no disrespect to the man but offensively it feels like he’s been more of a hinderance than a benefit to the Indians lineup. Would have been better off promising lucroy more playing time as he’s been the more consistent player the last 3 years and have yan be the backup, then trade lucroy at next year’s deadline if you feel Yan has actually bounced back. Getting Miller feels more like a distraction/”look we’re trying” move by the front office to the fans by not getting the job done on Lucroy.