For the second year in a row, a trade for Milwaukee’s most desirable player fell through. Last year we saw the Mets say “on second though, nevermind” to Carlos Gomez after reviewing his medicals. This season it was the player who nixed the deal; Jonathan Lucroy used his no-trade clause to veto a deal that would have sent him to Cleveland after the Indians reportedly wouldn’t guarantee the starting catcher job in 2017 nor would they void his club option for next year.
Milwaukee ended up finding suitable deals to move both players even after their first attempts fell through, and it’s interesting how the situations sort of mirror each other.