The Houston Astros have acquired Carlos Gomez and Mike Fiers from the Milwaukee Brewers, Jon Heyman of CBS Sports reports.
In return, the Brewers received an impressive haul of Brett Phillips and Domingo Santana, right-hander Adrian Houser, and lefty Josh Hader, according to Ken Rosenthal of FOX Sports. Gomez was reportedly heading to the Mets last night, but did not officially head there due to medical issues, when the Mets backed out after seeing his hip medicals. When the Mets backed out, it became no secret that the Brewers wanted to move Gomez. The Astros swooped in today and offered a huge return for him, in hopes that they'll contend and perhaps make a deep playoff run. The 29-year-old Gomez is signed to a team-friendly deal through next season and is slashing .262/.328/.423/.751 in 314 plate appearances this season. He is a two-time All-Star center fielder and possesses a lot of power and ability to hit. The Astros do have a solid outfield, but with the injury to George Springer, they have been somewhat limited. Gomez still is an upgrade to their other options. Coming with Gomez is 30-year-old righty Mike Fiers, who is under team control through the 2019 season. This year, Fiers is 5-9 with a 3.89 ERA (3.79 FIP) in 21 starts. He has a 121 to 43 strikeout-to-walk ratio in 118 innings pitched. --Devan Fink
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The Pittsburgh Pirates have acquired right-hander Joakim Soria from the Detroit Tigers, Jon Heyman of CBS Sports reported. James Schmehl of MLive Media Group first noted that the teams were close to a deal.
In return for Soria, the Tigers received Double-A shorstop/outfielder JaCoby Jones, Rob Biertempfel of the Pittsburgh Tribune reported. He's the Tigers' 12th-best prospect, according to the rankings on MLB.com. The Pirates have been interested in relief help for a good part of this month and Soria will be a good addition to the backend of their bullpen, setting up to closer Mark Melancon. With the Tigers officially selling after the David Price trade today, the Pirates took full advantage of their opportunities. The 31-year-old Soria is a free agent at the end of the season, but has been very good while serving as the Tigers closer. He's 3-1 with a 2.85 ERA (4.81 FIP) in 43 games, saving 23 in 26 opportunities. He has a 36 to 11 strikeout-to-walk ratio in 41 innings. The Pirates bullpen has been amongst the best in terms of ERA, but FIP and xFIP suggest that they are getting lucky in some regard. Obviously, a deep bullpen can take you far in the playoffs, and the Pirates know that, so the Soria addition is a logical one for down the stretch. --Devan Fink
The New York Yankees acquired second baseman and outfielder Dustin Ackley from the Seattle Mariners on Thursday, the teams announced. Jack Curry of the YES Network first reported the deal.
In return for Ackley, the Mariners received outfielder Ramon Flores and pitcher Jose Ramirez. Ackley, once a top prospect after being drafted second overall by Seattle in 2009, has failed to live up to hefty expectations since being brought up to the Major Leagues, being a slightly above league-average player prior to this season. The Yankees have had awful performances from their second basemen and hope that with a change of scenery Ackley can be their man. Yankees' second basemen have produced the fewest fWAR in the entire Major Leagues, being well below average both offensively and defensively. Ackley, 27, is far from a guarantee production-wise, posting a career-worst .215/.270/.366/.635 line this season with six homers and 19 RBIs over 207 plate appearances. Perhaps a silver lining in the Ackley acquisition is that he has a career .296/.397/.481 line with two homers and nine RBIs in 17 career games at Yankee Stadium. The University of North Carolina alumni is signed through the 2017 season. --Devan Fink
The Toronto Blue Jays have acquired star lefty David Price from the Detroit Tigers, reports Jon Heyman of CBS Sports.
Heyman reports that left-hander Daniel Norris is part of the return back to the Tigers. Also going to the Tigers are two more lefties, Jairo Labourt and Matt Boyd,reports Gideon Turk of BlueJaysPlus. The Tigers' trade of Price shows that they have officially become sellers at the trade deadline, which could open up the door for more trades within the next two days. Price was by no means a guarantee to have been moved at the deadline, but due to the team's poor play recently, they became sellers. The Blue Jays, on the other hand, have needed a rotation arm for a long time, with their staff having the eighth-highest ERA in baseball and the fifth-highest xFIP. Toronto has a great offense, and it got even better with the recent acquisition of Troy Tulowitzki. Just a little bit of pitching could help this team become serious World Series contenders, and David Price, being the star pitcher that he is, will do just that. The 29-year-old Price was arbitration-eligible for the final time this past offseason, meaning that he will be a free agent at the end of the season, making him a two-month rental player. Due to his rental status, Blue Jays didn't have to pay as high a price for him as they would for say, Cole Hamels, but being the pitcher that he is, they had to give up some good prospects. Price, already a five-time All-Star, is 9-4 with a 2.53 ERA (3.00 FIP) in 21 starts this season. He's pitched 146 innings this season, working to a 138 to 29 strikeout-to-walk ratio. The Tigers do get a small haul for Price, including two pitchers in Norris and Boyd that could be apart of their 2016 rotation. Labourt is still at High Single-A, where at age 21, is still young for the league. He appears to be a throw-in player. Overall, Price is going to help the Blue Jays get to the postseason by giving them a true No. 1 starter down the stretch. --Devan Fink Update, July 30, 5:16 PM: Update: Bowman adds that the Braves will receive Paco Rodriguez from the Dodgers. Here are the full details of the trade: Dodgers receive: Latos, Wood, Johnson, Avilan, Morse, Peraza Braves receive: Olivera, Rodriguez, Bird, draft pick Marlins receive: Brigham, Araujo, Guzman Update, 11:15 PM: Frisaro reports that the Marlins will receive Jeff Brigham, Victor Araujo, and Kevin Guzman in the swap. Update, 9:44 PM: If the deal is completed, the Braves will receive Zachary Bird along with Olivera and the draft pick, reports Jeff Passan of Yahoo! Sports. The Marlins will receive three "low-level" pitchers, he says. Update, 9:23 PM: The Dodgers and Marlins have brought a third team into their swap, the Atlanta Braves, Ken Rosenthal of FOX Sports first reported. Alex Wood, Jim Johnson, Luis Avilan and top prospect Jose Peraza going to go to the Dodgers from Atlanta, Rosenthal, Jim Bowden of ESPN (second link here), and MLB.com's Mark Bowman report. Who the Dodgers will be dealing, and to whom, is currently unknown, but Bowman tweeted that Hector Olivera may also be involved in the deal. Bowden reports that the Braves are getting back a major league reliever and another minor league pitcher. Morse and the compensation pick will go to the Braves, Rosenthal says. Whether Brigham (in initial trade) is still headed to the Marlins is unclear, however, no reports have suggested otherwise. Original Story: The Los Angeles Dodgers have acquired right-handed starter Mat Latos and first baseman and outfielder Michael Morse from the Miami Marlins for three pitching prospects, Gordon Wittenmeyer of the Chicago Sun-Times first reported on Wednesday. The Marlins will reportedly receive three pitching prospects, including Jeff Brigham, in the deal, Joe Frisaro of MLB.com reports. The Dodgers will also reportedly receive a competitive balance selection in the 2016 MLB Draft. Currently, that is the 35th selection, but could rise due to players given qualifying offers. Latos is the obvious centerpiece of this deal, even though there are many interesting angles. The Dodgers have needed starting pitching, and while Latos isn't the frontline starter they have wanted, they definitely will be getting an upgrade for the back end of their rotation. Los Angeles could still add another starter between now and Friday's 4 PM non-waiver trade deadline and will have their options cut out for them. David Price and Cole Hamels appear to be the top two starters still on the market and it is expected that the Dodgers will be in the running for both. If the Dodgers don't land Price or Hamels, they will still get a solid addition in the 27-year-old Latos, who is going to be joining his fourth team in only parts of seven big league seasons. This season, Latos is 4-7 with a 4.48 ERA (despite a much better 3.34 FIP) in 16 starts. He has pitched 88 1/3 innings, working to a 79 to 25 strikeout-to-walk ratio (3.16 K/BB). He is in his last arbitration season this year after signing a one-year, $9.4 million deal this offseason, meaning that he will be a free agent when the year is over. The Dodgers also received Morse, who was likely included for salary balancing purposes. Morse is earning $16 million through 2016, so obviously the Marlins wanted to deal his contract away. He does have some power value in his bat, so the Dodgers could try and flip him while eating some money. While the full return to Miami isn't known, the Dodgers will likely be keeping the upper echelon of their farm system, as Morse's inclusion also likely allowed the team to spend less for Latos than a team who was taking him on in full. --Devan Fink |
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