The Cleveland Indians were aggressive at the MLB trade deadline, but did they do enough? The team traded for relief pitcher Andrew Miller and outfielder Brandon Guyer leading up to Monday's trade deadline.
On this week's Akron Beacon Journal and Ohio.com podcast, our Indians beat writer Ryan Lewis talks about every aspect of the trades and more regarding the Tribe.
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In Miller, they got an All-Star reliever and filled arguably the biggest hole on the roster. But in doing so they had to give up top prospects Clint Frazier and Justus Sheffield. As the team was adding Miller, a trade for Jonathan Lucroy fell apart after the All-Star catcher exercised the no-trade clause in his contract. Had the Indians known they weren't getting Lucroy, could they have given up less for Miller? Ryan explains, and touches on how Guyer will help the Indians.
We close this week's show discussing Danny Salazar, who has struggled with a 7.50 ERA since July 1. If Salazar is injured, who takes his spot in the starting rotation?