Report: Rangers in, Angels out on Indians' Kluber
The Texas Rangers are among the teams pursuing a trade for Cleveland Indians right-hander Corey Kluber, sources told Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic.
The Los Angeles Angels, who'd been linked to the three-time All-Star and his Cleveland teammate Carlos Carrasco since missing out on Gerrit Cole and Stephen Strasburg in free agency, are no longer in the running for Kluber, a source told Rosenthal.
The San Diego Padres and Los Angeles Dodgers are also among the teams that have checked in on the veteran, according to Jon Heyman of MLB Network.
It's the second consecutive offseason that Kluber's name has surfaced in trade rumors, and the Padres and Dodgers were also connected to him last winter.
The 33-year-old is set to earn $13.5 million in 2020, and he holds a $14-million club option for 2021. The two-time AL Cy Young winner is coming off a season when he didn't take the mound after his May 1 start due to a forearm injury. He went 2-3 with a 5.80 ERA and 1.65 WHIP in 35 2/3 innings before the premature end to his campaign.
Prior to 2019, Kluber had thrown 200-plus innings in five straight seasons, and he finished top five in Cy Young voting four times.