Tigers trade All-Star Price to Toronto

Since joining the Tigers at the trade deadline last season, Price started 32 games, going 13-8 with a 2.90 ERA.

The Detroit Tigers dealt Price to the Toronto Blue Jays on Thursday for a package including top pitching prospect Daniel Norris, according to multiple reports.

As previously reported by the Inquisitr, the Blue Jays just acquired All-Star shortstop Troy Tulowitzki earlier in the week, adding him to an infield that also includes Josh Donaldson. “It’s as simple as that”.

As of late morning on Thursday, the pitching probables for Royals game Sunday in Toronto was Edinson Volquez vs TBD. At 51-51, Toronto is seven games behind the first-place New York Yankees in the AL East but just two games back in the AL wild-card race. “See you in September my man!” “It feels like you’re nearly playing fantasy baseball”.

UPDATE III: The Tigers make the deal official. David Price puts up huge numbers of innings with a quality ERA.

Ausmus could only hope the deal would not have a lasting negative effect in the Detroit clubhouse.

The Tulowitzki deal was attractive because the Blue Jays acquired a multiskilled player who should help them for several years without giving up an elite prospect. “Who would be?” he said. “And if they hold him and get a draft pick, by the time that pick is in the big leagues, Mr. Ilitch will be 90”. There’s a good chance that the Tigers will also trade Yoenis Cespedes, closer Joakim Soria and catcher Alex Avila.

In particular, the Blue Jays can use Price’s ability to strike hitters out.

Price is the second major acquisition for the Blue Jays this week.

“At this point”, Anthopoulos said, “we’re trying to give ourselves the best opportunity to get in the playoffs”.

The main suitors for David Price have been well-delineated in the 20-odd hours since the Detroit Tigers announced their soon-to-be free agent ace was on the trade market, but it appears that one is starting to separate from the pack. He’s making US$19.75 million in the final year of his contract.

Josh Donaldson can hardly believe the moves the Toronto Blue Jays were able to pull off this week.

Detroit’s rotation has faltered badly after being among the game’s best in 2013 and 2014.

Price is having a career year with the Tigers.

Daniel Norris is the #18 best prospect as mentioned by Baseball America prior to 2015. Price’s strikeout-to-walk ratio of 6.10 over the last two seasons ranks fifth in the majors among qualified starters.