Cleveland Indians: 3 dream Francisco Lindor trade packages

The Texas Rangers may not be a team that will win the 2020 World Series, but they have cash to spend on a superstar as they’ve previously attempted to trade for Rockies third basemen Nolan Arenado.

Cleveland and Texas were trade partners last off-season when the Indians sent longtime two-time Cy Young Award winner Corey Kluber to the Lone Star state and could potentially work together on a Lindor deal.

Texas’ veteran shortstop Elvis Andrus is near the end of his career and will be a free agent following the 2022 season. The team has Todd Fraizer on a one-year deal playing third base; thus, they could plug in Lindor at third or perhaps move Andrus to the bench.

A trade package from Texas could include the Rangers second-ranked prospect in catcher Sam Huff.

Huff had a monster year in the minors in 2019 slashing .278/.335/.509 with 28 home runs and 72 RBI’s split between Low-A and High-A ball. He also took part in the 2019 All-Star Future’s Game at Cleveland’s Progressive Field and slugged a two-run home run to win game CO-MVP honors.

The team could also look to add Texas’ a potential future starting shortstop in Texas’ seventh-ranked prospect Anderson Tejeda.

The Rangers called up Tejada to the big league squad earlier this season after a stellar minor league career and so far he is batting. 286 with a home run.

Finally, the Rangers 23rd ranked prospect in 23 Heriberto Hernandez could be another name to watch. Hernandez plays the outfield, first base and catcher, making him one of the more versatile players in the Texas farm system. The 20-year old slashed .292/.464/.635 with 12 home runs and 49 RBI’s in 2018 in Rookie Ball and in 2019 slashed .345/.465/.635 in a year split between Rookie and Low-A ball.

This package could give the Indians their future starting shortstop, franchise catcher and a super-utility player that can eventually improve a Cleveland offense that has been up and down the last two seasons.