Lucroy: Decision to veto Indians trade 'over with and in the past'

Jonathan Lucroy had the opportunity to be part of Cleveland Indians history, but instead will watch the World Series from his couch.

A two-time All-Star catcher with the Milwaukee Brewers, Lucroy was set to be traded to the Indians at the Aug. 1 trade deadline but chose to veto the swap and was subsequently dealt to the Texas Rangers, who he thought was a better fit. The team ended up getting swept by the Toronto Blue Jays in the ALDS, but Lucroy said he doesn't have any regrets.

"I'm good, man," Lucroy said in a text message to ESPN's Jerry Crasnick. "There's too much drama with all that. I'm not worried about it at all. It's over with and in the past."

The move seemed to benefit Lucroy and the Rangers early on, as he hit .276/.345/.539 with 11 home runs and 31 RBIs in 47 games, helping the Rangers to an AL-best 95 wins. His postseason performance left much to be desired, however, going 1-for-12 with 10 strikeouts while struggling on defense.

His choice to veto the trade to Cleveland, which he said was strictly for financial reasons, didn't go unnoticed by the Indians, with a few players - Jason Kipnis and Chris Gimenez in particular - speaking out on the decision, with Gimenez going as far to say they'll get the last laugh when they win the World Series.

The Indians have gone 41-26 since, including a 7-1 postseason record and a World Series berth, despite injuries to Yan Gomes, Danny Salazar, Carlos Carrasco, and Michael Brantley.