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Jonathan Lucroy has a No Trade Clause, Contenders Included

Jonathan Lucroy of the Milwaukee Brewers is one of the most popular trade targets at this time. The Indians, Rangers, Mets, Astros, and Red Sox have all been teams that are expressing interest in the Brewers catcher.

Today we found out why the deal for Lucroy might be taking some extra time. Lucroy can block a trade from the Twins, Angels, Athletics, Padres, Mariners, Nationals, and playoff contenders at the moment in the Cleveland Indians and Detroit Tigers.

Lucroy has stated that he wants to play for a contender and the Indians are a contender,  he does have the ability to waive this clause but it will be a longer process . The Indians are attempting to complete a deal with the Brewers for both Jonathan Lucroy and left handed pitcher, Will Smith.

ESPN’s Jerry Crasnick explains below what would have to happen if Lucroy decides to waive his No Trade Clause.

Payton Vince is either talking about sports or watching sports. He covers sports for Metro Networks and is also a writer for LastWordOnSports.com. He grew up in Brooklyn Heights,Ohio for most of his life then around senior year of high school moved to Cleveland. A fan of the Cleveland Indians, Cavaliers, and a Pittsburgh Steelers, he graduated from Cuyahoga Heights High School (Class of 2014) and also graduated from the Ohio Center for Broadcasting in 2015. He bowled and played baseball in high school, and is a huge fan of independent wrestling and WWE, and can almost always find him at an independent show. Lastly, Payton is a backstage interviewer for Mega Championship Wrestling in Elyria, and is one of the three on ‘That Sports Show’ which airs daily from 2-4pm on AllSportsCleveland.com.

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