MLB Trade Deadline Update: Joakim Soria and Joe Blanton

http://gty.im/482282248 The Pittsburgh Pirates have acquired closer Joakim Soria from the Detroit Tigers for AA shortstop JaCoby Jones. Soria was signed by the Los Angeles Dodgers in 2001 and made his Major League debut with the Kansas City Royals in 2007. He has 201 career saves and a career ERA of 2.61 in 8 seasons. http://gty.im/481511056 The…
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MLB Trade Deadline Update: David Price

http://gty.im/482330890 The Toronto Blue Jays have a deal in place to acquire pitcher David Price from the Detroit Tigers for AAA pitcher Daniel Norris, one of the Blue Jays' top prospects as well as AAA pitcher Matt Boyd and Class A pitcher Jairo Labourt. This trade is pending medical evaluations. The Tampa Bay Devil Rays selected Price as the…
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MLB Trade Deadline Update: Ben Zobrist

http://gty.im/481732678 The Kansas City Royals acquired Ben Zobrist from the Oakland Athletics in exchange for minor league pitchers Aaron Brooks and Sean Manaea. Zobrist was selected by the Houston Astros in the 6th round of the MLB Draft in 2004. He made his debut with the Tampa Bay Devil Rays in 2006 and played for them for 9 seasons before…
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