Looking to upgrade their starting rotation, the Los Angeles Dodgers have been in talks with the Cleveland Indians all winter long to acquire two-time Cy Young Award winner Corey Kluber.
Unsurprisingly though, Cleveland’s asking price has been large, so the two teams have not yet been able to come to an agreement.
As time goes by, other teams are starting to get involved in discussions with the Indians, which could drive the price up even more.
According to Jon Morosi of MLB.com, the teams that the Indians are having the most serious discussions with are all in the National League, and the Dodgers are among them:
The main reason that the Indians are shopping their ace is so they can reduce payroll as he is owed around $18 million per year for the next three seasons, with the final two being team options.