ARLINGTON, Texas
For the second year in a row, the Texas Rangers added a top player who had already nixed a deadline deal to another team.
The AL West-leading Rangers acquired catcher Jonathan Lucroy from the Milwaukee Brewers on Monday, a day after the two-time All-Star catcher blocked a trade that would have sent him to AL Central-leading Cleveland.
Texas also got Brewers closer Jeremy Jeffress in the deal that sent two former first-round draft picks, outfielder Lewis Brinson and right-hander Luis Ortiz, to Milwaukee along with a player to be named.
“When a guy like Jonathan Lucroy is available, it kind of stands out,” Rangers general manager Jon Daniels said.
Daniels discussed the catcher with Brewers officials last winter and spring, and thought the chance to get him was done when the Indians had an agreement with Milwaukee.
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