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On Monday at 4 p.m. ET, the 2016 non-waiver trade deadline will have come to pass. Over the past few days ee’ve already seen plenty of notable deals go down, as names like Aroldis Chapman, Andrew Miller, Drew Pomeranz, and Mark Melancon change teams. With that it is expected to see more needle-movers go down before the deadline bell tolls and deafens us all. Here are some of those we will be watching for. Will Jonathan Lucroy stay or go? The Milwaukee Brewers ‘ catcher was almost traded to the Cleveland Indians over the weekend, but he wound up vetoing the trade, as was his right per the […]

There was a big buzz over the weekend in regards to Cleveland Indians nearing a trade for Milwaukee All-Star catcher Jonathan Lucroy in exchange for four minor leaguers: catcher Francisco Mejia, shortstop Yu-Cheng Chang, outfielder Greg Allen and right-hander Shawn Armstrong. The Indians have been on top of their division for most of the season, they lead the AL Central by 4 1/2 games over Detroit. They have been in the market for a catcher since Yan Gomes separated his right shoulder earlier this month, and Cleveland has been actively looking to upgrade its offense for several weeks. They believe that with one of baseball’s best starting […]