Blue Jays trade for Price

“Getting guys like Price, that type of impact, those (No.) 1 starters, they can make you a great team all by themselves”, Anthopoulos said at a news conference. The Tigers most likely would have lost David Price in free agency.

As for the Blue Jays, they are in third place in the AL East seven games back of the New York Yankees and a game back of the Baltimore Orioles. Toronto acquired shortstop Troy Tulowitzki in a deal Monday with the Colorado Rockies. Matt Boyd was hit hard in a two-start big league stint, but owns a 1.68 ERA with outstanding rate stats in 112 1/3 innings across Class AA and AAA action in 2015. He’s recorded 138 strikeouts in 146 innings and has held opposing hitters to a. 241 batting average. Although the Tigers were only 3 1/2 games behind a wild-card berth, they entered Thursday fourth in the AL Central at 49-52 after starting the season 11-2.

Price has also had good success in Toronto, as he is 7-0 with a 3.89 ERA in nine starts, with most of that coming as a member of the Tampa Bay Rays. He’s making US$19.75 million in the final year of his contract. The Blue Jays will pay the rest of Price’s salary. Norris projects to be a starter for the Tigers as early as this season, after trading Price, but might not be an impactful player until next season in the big league club. Labourt has struggled to a 4.59 ERA in eighteen starts for High-A Dunedin so far this season.

For the second straight year, ace left-hander David Price in on the move near the Major League Baseball trade deadline. Price will become the headliner of a rotation that also includes Mark Buehrle, R.A. Dickey, Marco Estrada and Drew Hutchison, providing an excellent piece on the pitching side of the roster to pair with an explosive lineup.

This year, he was worth a high-ranking pitching prospect.

The Blue Jays are stopping at nothing to ensure they end their 22-year playoff drought.

What is not known is whether or not the Blue Jays will keep Price past this year. In parts of three minor league seasons, Kaminsky is 14-10 with a 2.15 ERA. The Dodgers acquired righthander Mat Latos from the Marlins and lefthander Alex Wood from the Braves, two pitchers who can move right into the rotation behind aces Clayton Kershaw and Zack Greinke.