John Lackey Rumors: Cleveland Indians interested in trade?
By Josh Hill
The MLB Trade Deadline is tomorrow and that means we’re going to inevitably hear more and more rumors get kicked up and discussed when it comes to some of the bigger names on the market at the moment.
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One of those names at the moment is Boston Red Sox pitcher John Lackey, who has surged on the market in regards to his trade value and the list of teams circling him is growing by the hour.
According to Ken Rosenthal from FOX Sports, the Cleveland Indians are one of those teams to keep an eye on as they may make a play to reunite Lackey with manager Terry Francona.
#Marlins on Lackey, per @jonmorosi. #Indians believed to be (Francona reunion?). Two teams that are not, per sources: #Angels #Brewers
— Ken Rosenthal (@Ken_Rosenthal) July 30, 2014
The Indians getting in on Lackey is an interesting thing as there seemed to be a bit of a falling out between Lackey, the Red Sox and Francona a few years ago after the Red Sox collapsed and Lackey’s chicken and beer regiment in the clubhouse was made known.
That being said, Lackey and Francona must get along if there are rumors of a reunion as Cleveland wouldn’t shell out prospects and assets to acquire a guy just to have him order chicken and drink all the beer in the fridge during his off days.
Be sure to stay glued to FanSided’s MLB Rumors page to stay up to date with the latest action and rumbling from the baseball hot stove this trade season.