Friday, 8:30 a.m.: The pitching dominoes continue to fall. Mike Leake has been one of baseball’s hottest pitchers, and now he’ll get a chance to help push the Giants toward another title. San Francisco acquired the right-hander from the Cincinnati Reds, according to multiple reports.
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7:34 p.m.: It looked like Carlos Gomez found a new home in the New York Mets on Wednesday night, but the trade fell through. Now it appears he has a second chance at a fresh start with the Houston Astros.
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6:40 p.m.: The Baltimore Orioles are interested in Colorado Rockies star outfielder Carlos Gonzalez. Would be a huge get for an already decent lineup.
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6:30 p.m.: The Tigers appear to have made their second trade of the day.
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The Chicago White Sox, winners of seven straight games, suddenly are interested in being buyers.
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5:30 p.m.: The Yankees have picked up some help in the form of Dustin Ackley.
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3:36 p.m.: The wheels are starting to turn in San Diego, and right-hander Tyson Ross is among the Padres who could be on the move, says Ken Rosenthal.
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3:03 p.m: Things have settled down a bit after the David Price blockbuster, but don’t worry. It’s just the calm before the storm.
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2:14 p.m: Here are the players involved in that three-team deal. There’s a lot of them, including a name Red Sox fans will remember: Bronson Arroyo.
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2:06 p.m.: It appears Wednesday’s three-team trade involving Mat Latos and Michael Morse is done, according to Ken Rosenthal.
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1:59 p.m.: David Price’s jersey is already pressed and ready to go in Toronto.
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Lookin’ sharp.
1:52 p.m.: The Blue Jays officially have announced the David Price trade.
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1:26 p.m.: Los Angeles Dodgers infield prospect Hector Olivera could be involved in a three-team trade with the Miami Marlins and Atlanta Braves, Ken Rosenthal reports.
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1:02 p.m.: David Price will join the Blue Jays, while the Tigers will receive left-hander Daniel Norris and left-handed prospects Jairo Labourt and Matt Boyd, Ken Rosenthal has confirmed.
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12:35 p.m.: The deal is all but done, according to CBS Sports’ Jon Heyman.
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For what it’s worth, Price just sent out the following tweet.
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12:31 p.m.: It looks like this thing is happening.
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12:27 p.m.: A potential major trade between the Blue Jays and Detroit Tigers is starting to take shape.
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12:18 p.m.: The New York Yankees are in the mix for Price too, but things aren’t looking good, Joel Sherman of the New York Post reports.
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12:16 p.m.: It looks like Toronto is running away with the race to land Price, according to Ken Rosenthal.
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11:57 a.m.: Jon Heyman believes the Blue Jays are a “strong favorite” to land David Price and have the “prospects and strong arms the Tigers like.”
11:55 a.m.: The latest on David Price rumors, via FOX Sports’ Jon Morosi.
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11:48 a.m.: The Boston Red Sox would “love” to move first baseman Mike Napoli ahead of the trade deadline, according to The Boston Globe’s Nick Cafardo. Cafardo writes that Napoli could draw interest from the Chicago White Sox, Houston Astros, New York Mets and Baltimore Orioles.
11:45 a.m.: The Blue Jays already have Troy Tulowitzki, but apparently they’re far from done.
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11:30 a.m.: ESPN’s Jayson Stark has an announcement: Don’t sleep on the San Diego Padres.
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11:26 a.m.: The Toronto Blue Jays reportedly have interest in Texas Rangers Yovanni Gallardo, but a deal doesn’t look likely, according to MLB.com’s TR Sullivan.
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11:22 a.m.: Add Tampa Bay Rays right-hander Nate Karns to the list of pitchers on the market, according to Jeff Passan of Yahoo! Sports.
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11:08 a.m.: The Philadelphia Phillies are unloading Cole Hamels, and outfielder Ben Revere might be next, according to Ken Rosenthal.
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10:25 a.m.: The New York Mets reportedly backed out of their trade for Carlos Gomez because of concerns about the outfielder’s hip, but Milwaukee Brewers general manager Doug Melvin discredited those concerns Thursday morning.
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10:15 a.m.: Mat Latos and Michael Morse reportedly are headed to the Dodgers, but not quite yet, according to FOX Sports’ Ken Rosenthal.
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This might raise some eyebrows after the New York Mets’ fiasco with Carlos Gomez on Wednesday night, but it appears a deal still is on track.
10:05 a.m.: It’s official. Brandon Moss is a member of the Cardinals.
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9:50 a.m.: The Los Angeles Dodgers could be making moves to get David Price, according to CBS Sports’ Jon Heyman.
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9:14 a.m.: And we’re off. The Cleveland Indians and St. Louis Cardinals have made the first trade of the day, according to MLB.com’s Jordan Bastian.
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9 a.m. ET: We’ve seen plenty of action in Major League Baseball so far, and things aren’t about to slow down.
The league’s non-waiver trade deadline is set for Friday afternoon at 4 p.m. ET, giving teams less than 36 hours to put the final pieces of their puzzles into place. It’s been an eventful few days, with top-tier pitchers like Cole Hamels, Scott Kazmir and Johnny Cueto finding new homes and the New York Mets failing to land Carlos Gomez in a bizarre turn of events.
Don’t expect things to get any quieter, as several big names still are on the trading block. Among them: Detroit Tigers All-Stars David Price and Yoenis Cespedes, Cincinnati Reds fireballer Aroldis Chapman and San Diego Padres outfielder Justin Upton.
There should be plenty to talk about throughout the day, so make sure you keep up with the latest on our NESN.com live blog.
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