It's official:
The @BlueJays have acquired LHP David Price from the Detroit Tigers in exchange for LHP Daniel Norris, LHP Matt Boyd & LHP Jairo Labourt.
— Toronto Blue Jays (@BlueJays) July 30, 2015
The #Tigers today have acquired LHP's Daniel Norris, Matt Boyd and Jairo Labourt from the Toronto Blue Jays in exchange for LHP David Price.
— Detroit Tigers (@tigers) July 30, 2015
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The deal is now FINALIZED:
#Tigers have traded David Price to #BlueJays. Deal is finalized, source confirms. @FOXSports
— Jon Morosi (@jonmorosi) July 30, 2015
Official: Price from #Tigers to #BlueJays for Norris, Labourt and Boyd.
— Ken Rosenthal (@Ken_Rosenthal) July 30, 2015
*As mentioned earlier, Norris (LHP) is the Blue Jays' No. 1 overall prospect while Matt Boyd (LHP) is No. 7 overall and Jairo Labourt (LHP) is No. 19 overall.
UPDATE: ESPN Insider Buster Olney says Anthony Alford is NOT involved in the deal and that the Tigers are not sending any money over to Toronto to cover Price's salary.
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UPDATE: The trade is CONFIRMED by sources. Neither team has confirmed/announced the deal.
david price is going to toronto. norris is going back in deal.
— Jon Heyman (@JonHeymanCBS) July 30, 2015
Sources confirm: #BlueJays getting Price. First reported: @JonHeymanCBS.
— Ken Rosenthal (@Ken_Rosenthal) July 30, 2015
Confirmed: The #BlueJays land the big fish, #Tigers ace David Price, for Norris and other prospects.
— Bob Nightengale (@BNightengale) July 30, 2015
David Price has been traded to Blue Jays pending medicals and approvals LHP Daniel Norris is the headliner going other way @JonHeymanCBS 1st
— Jim Bowden (@JimBowden_ESPN) July 30, 2015
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UPDATE:
David Price trade to #BlueJays is "almost done," source says.
— Jon Morosi (@jonmorosi) July 30, 2015
Expectation among rival executives is that Norris and Alford will be in package for Price going from #BlueJays to #Tigers.
— Ken Rosenthal (@Ken_Rosenthal) July 30, 2015
Those names are not confirmed. Deal is not yet complete. But again, all signs point toward #BlueJays.
— Ken Rosenthal (@Ken_Rosenthal) July 30, 2015
#BlueJays are close to trading for David Price, source confirms. #Tigers
— Jon Morosi (@jonmorosi) July 30, 2015
*In case you were wondering, Norris is the Blue Jays' No. 1 overall prospect and Alford is No. 6, according to Baseball America.
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If you needed any further confirmation that the Toronto Blue Jays were in it for 2015, here's all you need to know: they are making a strong push for Detroit Tigers' ace David Price, according to multiple sources.
Here are some tweets from the top baseball insiders to further detail the rumors and speculation:
A #BlueJays offer of LHP Daniel Norris, LHP Matt Boyd, and CF Anthony Alford may be enough to get David Price from #Tigers.
— Jon Morosi (@jonmorosi) July 30, 2015
sources: blue Jays are making a major push for david price
— Jon Heyman (@JonHeymanCBS) July 30, 2015
Executive involved in bidding for Price believes #BlueJays may indeed be close to landing him. "Not going to go on much longer," he said.
— Ken Rosenthal (@Ken_Rosenthal) July 30, 2015
blue jays are closing in on d. price. would be huge get for them. needed pitching. he's one of best.
— Jon Heyman (@JonHeymanCBS) July 30, 2015
Source: #SFGiants pessimistic on Price. All signs point to #BlueJays. Deal between DET and TOR is close, per @JonHeymanCBS.
— Ken Rosenthal (@Ken_Rosenthal) July 30, 2015
Heyman added in a short piece that "Toronto appears to be a strong favorite at this point, as they have the prospects and strong arms the Tigers like."
Sadly, this would refute everything we just wrote regarding the Price trade rumors.
We'll be keeping updates as more information is made available.
