Braves trade Wood, Johnson

A three-team, 13-player trade involving the Los Angeles Dodgers, Miami Marlins and Atlanta Braves is finally complete, according to FOX Sports’ Ken Rosenthal.

Morse is likely to serve Los Angeles in a reserve role if he is not subsequently traded to another team, but the player that benefits the most from this deal is Latos.

As reported yesterday, the Dodgers are receiving starting pitcher Mat Latos and outfielder Mike Morse from the Marlins. The Atlanta Braves will also send Alex Wood, Bronson Arroyo, Luis Avilan, Jim Johnson and Jose Peraza to Los Angeles. The three prospects they are receiving are low-level pitchers, with Brigham the only one who ranks among the Dodgers’ top 30 prospects at the time of the deal.

The Marlins also included their competitive balance draft pick in the deal.

Spinning players and prospects while leveraging the franchise’s seemingly limitless financial resources, the Dodgers are set to pull off a midseason makeover unmatched in – well, seven months or so. 214 with four homers and 12 RBIs in 52 games. Rodriguez has been a steady reliever over parts of four seasons with the Dodgers, and owns a lifetime ERA of 2.53, an FIP of 2.98, and a K/9 ratio of 9.6 over 124 appearances. The Braves were said to highly covet him, but could not afford to bid against the Dodgers for his services. In Latos, the Dodgers get a solid #3 starter behind Greinke, although his numbers in 2015 are well below average (4.48 ERA).

Cuban infielder Hector Olivera, the key Atlanta addition in the trade, was assigned to the Gwinnett disabled list and pitcher Victor Mateo promoted from Class AA Mississippi.

The main piece of the deal for Atlanta is Olivera, who they bid big for over the winter before losing out to the Dodgers. The Braves were eager to sign Olivera after he defected and feel he can be a key offensive player for years to come – even though he’s yet to play in the big leagues and his age makes him an unorthodox prospect. Jim Johnson, who has performed quite well out of the Braves bullpen including his short stint as the Braves closer after Jason Grilli’s season ending injury, was expected to be traded by the deadline as he is on an affordable one year deal. He will become a free agent at season’s end.

A Tigers source described his team as “sellers” with all of their walk-year players available, so not only Price, but Yoenis Cespdes, Alex Avila, Rajai Davis, Alfredo Simon and Joakim Soria. “We were able to get a bat we feel is affordable for us because of the fact they paid the signing bonus”. The Braves had heavily scouted Olivera last offseason, but did not have the wherewithal of the Dodgers, who gave him a six-year, $62.5 million contract.