Update – 11:39 PM
According to Ken Rosenthal of Fox Sports, the Milwaukee Brewers and Cleveland Indians have agreed in principle on a trade that would send Jonathan Lucroy to the Indians for four prospects.
Three of the players heading to Milwaukee are highly regarded catching prospect Francisco Mejia, shortstop prospect Yu-Cheng Chang and outfield prospect Greg Allen.
The fourth player is expected to be one two pitching prospects: left-hander Justus Sheffield or right-hander Triston McKenzie.
Jon Heyman calls Mejia the deal’s centerpiece and a gem, “a switch-hitting 20-year old catcher who has a big-time arm and had a 42-game hitting steak this season.
According to Jeff Passan of Yahoo Sports, the Indians are one of the eight teams on Lucroy’s no-trade list, but no one has formally approached him about waiving his no-trade clause yet.
Buster Olney of ESPN expects Lucroy to get some compensation out of the deal given his below market contract.
Update – 2:15 PM
According to Ken Rosenthal of FOX Sports, the Mets have increased their offer to the Brewers for Jonathan Lucroy to three players that includes Travis d’Arnaud, Brandon Nimmo and a pitching prospect.
Joel Sherman of the New York Post confirmed the offer and cited a source who says the Brewers are very fond of Nimmo and his inclusion in any deal would make a lot of sense.
Matt Ehalt of The Record hears that two Mets pitchers the Brewers really like are right-hander Seth Lugo and 2015 5th rounder left-hander Thomas Szapucki.
Original Report – 10:00 AM
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With the Mets need to add offense, they appear to be all-in on Lucroy, but at this juncture, the Mets are unsure where they stand in trade discussions. The team is still unsure about whether the Brewers would accept Travis d’Arnaud as the centerpiece in a possible deal.
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Finally, Buster Olney chimes in and says this about the Mets: “Growing confidence within the organization that they might have the best offer on the table for Lucroy”.
Here is all the previous Lucroy trade talk we brought you from yesterday.
