On Sunday evening, Mets fans were understandably excited when it was reported that general manager Sandy Alderson was targeting Brewers catcher Jonathan Lucroy ahead of the Aug. 1 non-waiver trade deadline.
The Daily News’ Kristie Ackert reported that Alderson offered Travis d’Arnaud in a straight-up catcher swap, but Milwaukee general manager David Stearns unsurprisingly said no. Still, as of Sunday night, according to Ackert, the two teams were in talks.
Enthusiasm was curbed on Monday when The Record’s Bob Klapisch reported that a Lucroy-to-the-Mets deal was “not happening.”
Alderson seemed to confirm this report when he told reporters that a rumor circulating about a trade — he was almost certainly referencing Lucroy — was “dead on arrival.