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Yes, Armstrong asked Zduriencik point-blank, the day of the trade, before it had taken place, what the suspension was about. And Zduriencik says he told him it was an incident at a bar involving a woman and her fiance and that Lueke was acquitted.
Except he wasn't. So, did Zduriencik not know the full story, as he says? Which is a little incredible, since the word "acquitted" would conjure up images of a court case and prompt most people to have done at least a cursory Google follow-up. So, if this is true, it speaks to serious lack of dilligence by the entire front office
Or, did Rick Adair tell him the whole deal 10 days before the trade? And maybe Zduriencik chose to ignore it and hope to get it by his boss? Or, maybe he thought his boss wouldn't care all that much? That's not a miscommunication. That's not sharing the truth. So, there are lots of statements hanging out there that don't all reconcile.
Our story asked these questions. The Mariners have yet to answer them. Two weeks later.