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Cleveland Indians: Revisiting the Jonathan Lucroy trade that never happened

Jonathan Lucroy #20 of the Milwaukee Brewers (Photo by Jason Miller/Getty Images)

Let’s revisit the 2016 Jonathan Lucroy trade that almost happened between the Cleveland Indians and Milwaukee Brewers.

It has been five years since the Cleveland Indians’ magical run to the 2016 World Series, riding the backs of Corey Kluber and Andrew Miller all the way to Game 7 against the Chicago Cubs. No need to mention what happened after that.

As many fans remember, the Indians acquired Miller at the trade deadline that year, shipping off top prospect Clint Frazier, Justus Sheffield, Ben Heller and J.