
Remember those
Indians teams of the 90's? That lineup that featured players like
Albert Belle,
Manny Ramirez,
Jim Thome,
Roberto Alomar,
Sandy Alomar Jr, and
Carlos Baerga? The most important member of that lineup, which in my opinion is one of the best I've ever seen, was
Kenny Lofton.
He set everything up for everybody else. Lofton had some of the best years of his career in Cleveland, and now there's a possibility he
may be rejoining the club in the coming weeks.
As the Rangers start retooling for next season, Lofton and Sosa could be among the first Rangers traded. Lofton has drawn significant interest from Cleveland and Milwaukee, both of which had scouts at Saturday's game, and several other clubs have shown preliminary interest.
I'm no expert, but I'm guessing none of those "several other clubs" are the New York Yankees.
Switching clubs is nothing new for Lofton, so it's no wonder he looks at these rumors the way he does.
"I've been around the game a long time, and I've seen players come and go," said Lofton, who has been dealt three times previously around the trade deadline. "I look at the whole situation like it's still just a ballgame. It's still baseball. I've never been one to go off what the talk was."
Grady Sizemore owns centerfield at Jacob's Field now, but it would still be a nice story if Lofton did return to Cleveland, and finally won that World Series that eluded him during his previous stay there.