As of 30 minutes ago, the Rangers look to be the new front-runners in the sweepstakes for Jonathan Lucroy. MLBTR reports that they are certainly at the forefront of “serious” discussions, with the Mets being “out” but “others” still involved.
The Rangers are certainly thinking big here:
Source: Rangers targeting Jeremy Jeffress as well as Lucroy in talks with Brewers. Negotiations are ongoing, fluid.
— Chris Cotillo (@ChrisCotillo) July 31, 2016
The Braves need to change the dialog and flip this negotiation in their favor.
One interesting quote attributed to Lucroy this morning suggested that he was more interested in a ‘long-term’ solution for a new team.