Lucroy to Cleveland - LUCROY HAS VETOED THE TRADE

[Fear The Chorizo]

Going to be one awkward walk into the clubhouse for mr. Lucroy this morning... $$ over winning.

 

Who isnt on his NTC?

[adambr2]

Holy smokes.

[brewtank34]

For the fact that we did not get any impact pitching out if this....unacceptable

[Brewcrewin07]

Thank god! Alls well that ends well.

[Never Outhustled]

What a relief. Terrible deal it would have been.

[adambr2]

Better unlock the Lucroy trade rumor thread again, huh?

[JimH5]

He doesn't have many opportunities to make sure he gets paid, and the teams must not have made it attractive enough for him to waive the clause.

 

It's completely up to him. Hope it works out for Lucroy and the Brewers.

[jerichoholicninja]

I posted somewhere in the last 24 hours that I could see Lucroy vetoing because, we're the Brewers, why should anything work out for us.

 

Get Atlanta on the phone. Send him to the baseball cellar. Have fun finishing behind the Brewers the next 2 years.

[logan82]

and start a Lucroy is my least favorite Brewer thread.

[Eye Black]

I think I am going to get a Kickstarter going to fund a trade deadline reality show, anyone else want in?

 

This is so crazy, unfortunately it takes away the most obvious buyer from the market. While it seems like they HAVE to trade him now in one sense since it will be a little awkward having him around after nixing a trade, also don't necessarily want to be backed into a corner on accepting a low ball offer for him with 1.5 years remaining.

[adambr2]

What a relief. Terrible deal it would have been.

Thank god! Alls well that ends well.

 

So getting nothing will be better? Do you really think a better deal is coming along in the next 24 hours?

[MadThinker88]

Sounds like Brandon Phillips all over again except he had 10-5 veto power and now Cinci is stuck with Brandon after 2 items were shot down by Phillips.

 

If Lucroy not moved then the rebuild wil take longer...

[Boomer5]

Thank you Luc. You saved us from ourselves.

 

We now have our much needed mulligan now let's get an elite talent back and stop trading for fast giys with no power and middle infielders.

[Yount19]

DS, please don't settle for the Mets...

[narwhalattack]

Thank you Luc. You saved us from ourselves.

 

We now have our much needed mulligan now let's get an elite talent back and stop trading for fast giys with no power and middle infielders.

 

Assuming there's better offers out there.

[MillerParkSouth]

People are acting like some better deal is going to materialize? This is an unmitigated disaster.

[Ennder]

I expect that 5 years from now we regret the fact that Lucroy turns down this trade. His value is only going to go down.

[A Swing and A Drive]

This is good news. I would rather keep Lucroy for next year and a half and take the Comp Pick then take the crap package the Indians offered anyway.

[Fear The Chorizo]

Yup, remember the mets package that was panned? That probably is off the table, too.

 

This screws the brewers at the deadline this year.

 

Best thing for lucroy is now to exercise his option and deal him at the winter meetings to whoever has the best offer that isn't on his NTC list

[JimH5]

Going to be one awkward walk into the clubhouse for mr. Lucroy this morning... $$ over winning.

 

Who isnt on his NTC?

 

When Brian McCann is making $17 million and Lucroy is making $5.25, he deserves to use whatever leverage he has to lessen that gap.

[BuckyBrewer61]

What a relief. Terrible deal it would have been.

 

And now we can turn around and trade him for one of those better deals that were out there? I can understand if people didn't love the return, but this was obviously the deal DS felt was best. So people are now happy we can go looking for a 2nd best return?

[JackNicholson1974]

In relation to what Cleveland got for Sabathis this is about on par for value. In relation to what teams are giving up for relievers today it's not.

 

Perhaps fastest way to rebuild a farm system is to go cheap everywhere on the field but splurge on RP then trade for other teams #1 prospects.

[UMBrewer]

I knew the guy was sort of a jag before this, this turn of events confirms my belief.

[FVBrewerFan]

Is this just procedural? Lucroy officially rejects, Brewers pony up a couple million to release no trade clause, deal goes through????

[narwhalattack]

This is good news. I would rather keep Lucroy for next year and a half and take the Comp Pick then take the crap package the Indians offered anyway.

 

So a catcher prospect who has a chance to be very good is significantly worse than a Comp Pick?