Milwaukee, Cleveland Have Interest in Rangers' Lofton

[vance_the_cubs_fan]

According to the Dallas Morning News, the Brewers and Indians have shown interest in centerfielder Kenny Lofton.

 

Link.

 

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.

 

If Jones could be moved, Lofton would make a decent acquisition for the Cubs.

 

The article mentions Sosa as well...

 

Sosa's .344 batting average against lefties ranks 13th in the league. His .594 slugging percentage against them ranks 10th, and his 1.028 OPS ranks 10th.

 

Among AL contenders, the Twins and the Yankees could have use for a right-handed hitter. Minnesota began the day hitting .264 against lefties, which ranked 10th in the AL. The Yankees ranked ninth at .265. In the NL, Arizona ranked last at .228 and Philadelphia ranked 11th at .256.

 

The Chicago Cubs ranked 15th at .242, but given their history with Sosa, it's unlikely they would be interested.

[nilodnayr]

Cleveland? How does Lofton make sense with Sizemore?

[Carlos Zambrano]

I wouldn't mind lofton. It will be interesting to see if this Sammy Sosa thing plays out.