Jonathan Lucroy Reportedly Vetoed Trade to Cleveland Indians
The Milwaukee Brewers attempted to trade All-Star catcher Jonathan Lucroy to the Cleveland Indians on Saturday.
Ken Rosenthal of Fox Sports first reported the news and noted the Brewers would have received four players in the trade. However, the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel's Tom Haudricourt reported on Sunday that "Lucroy has exercised his no-trade clause and vetoed [the] trade."
Jon Heyman of Today's Knuckleball said "well-regarded" young catcher Francisco Mejia would have headed to the Brewers. Rosenthal added a couple of other pieces that would have went to Milwaukee:
Lucroy has bounced back after a poor 2015 season in which he hit .264/.326/.391, though that came with an injury caveat after he suffered a broken toe in April 2015 that cost him 39 games.
It wasn't a lost year for Lucroy, though, as Stat Corner metrics graded him as being the 10th-best catcher by runs above average on defense (min. 5,000 pitches). Given the defensive demands for his position, the All-Star is a tremendous asset.