Detroit Tigers Trade David Price to Toronto Blue Jays
By Matt Snyder
We’ll have to wait on official word from the teams, but multiple media outlets are now reporting that the Detroit Tigers and Toronto Blue Jays have completed a trade surrounding ace starting pitcher David Price.
david price is going to toronto. norris is going back in deal.
— Jon Heyman (@JonHeyman) July 30, 2015
Daniel Norris among prospects going to #Tigers in David Price trade, source confirms @JonHeymanCBS report.
— Jon Morosi (@jonmorosi) July 30, 2015
Here is a quick scouting report on Daniel Norris from Mark Anderson (a must-follow Tigers prospect accout).
Norris has ingredients to throw more strikes; raw stuff is high quality with FB/SL standing out; had minor surgery in off-season.
— Mark Anderson (@ProspectMark) July 30, 2015
Norris is a big get for the Tigers. He fits their need as an MLB-ready starting pitcher, and now they’ll control his rights him for the next six seasons. He was the Blue Jays top prospect overall according to Baseball America.
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It’s sounding like the Tigers are also getting center field prospect Anthony Alford in the deal. (See update below, Alford not part of the deal.)
Anthony Alford "likely" going to #Tigers in deal, source says.
— Jon Morosi (@jonmorosi) July 30, 2015
Here’s a quick report on Alford from Jordan Gorosh (another must follow prospects account).
Dude is a toolshed. Extremely gifted athlete with a role 6 ceiling in CF. Needs reps & continued feel for game. https://t.co/L4deMhGAks
— TigersProspectReport (@TigersProspects) July 30, 2015
Stay tuned as we sort out all the pieces from these move. Let’s keep our eyes out for Yoenis Cespedes to land somewhere in the next 24 hours as well.
UPDATE: Buster Olney reports that Alford is not going to be a part of the trade.
Prospect Anthony Alford is not in the David Price trade.
— Buster Olney (@Buster_ESPN) July 30, 2015
Bob Nightengale reports that Matt Boyd and Jairo Labourt, both pitchers, are the other minor league prospects involved in the deal.
The #Tigers also get back Labourt and Boyd from #BlueJays
— Bob Nightengale (@BNightengale) July 30, 2015
Jairo Labourt is a massive, hard-throwing lefty. Going to the Tigers, as is Matt Boyd, whose stuff ticked up big-time with great command.
— Jeff Passan (@JeffPassan) July 30, 2015
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