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Oakland A's agree to one-year deal with Jonathan Lucroy
The Oakland Athletics have reached agreement on a one-year contract with free-agent catcher Jonathan Lucroy pending a physical exam, sources told ESPN.com Friday.
Lucroy, 31, is a two-time All-Star and the top catcher left on the free agent market
Lucroy batted .310 with 2 homers and 13 RBIs in 46 games for the Colorado Rockies after being acquired in a midseason trade with the Texas Rangers. The two-time All-Star catcher hit .242 with 4 homers and 27 RBIs in 77 games for the Rangers before that.
Lucroy had been with the Rangers for almost a full year, since they acquired him from Milwaukee on Aug. 1, 2016 -- the trade deadline day that season.
The 31-year-old Lucroy was a two-time All-Star with the Brewers.
Lucroy also threw out 20 of 75 would-be base stealers in 2017. He has caught an MLB-most 191 runners trying to steal since 2011.
Lucroy, 31, is a two-time All-Star and the top catcher left on the free agent market
Lucroy batted .310 with 2 homers and 13 RBIs in 46 games for the Colorado Rockies after being acquired in a midseason trade with the Texas Rangers. The two-time All-Star catcher hit .242 with 4 homers and 27 RBIs in 77 games for the Rangers before that.
Lucroy had been with the Rangers for almost a full year, since they acquired him from Milwaukee on Aug. 1, 2016 -- the trade deadline day that season.
The 31-year-old Lucroy was a two-time All-Star with the Brewers.
Lucroy also threw out 20 of 75 would-be base stealers in 2017. He has caught an MLB-most 191 runners trying to steal since 2011.