Norris, 22, has a 3.86 ERA in five big-league starts this season, with 18 strikeouts in 23 1/3 innings.
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UPDATE II: The final package includes Norris, LHP Matt Boyd and LHP Jairo Labourt, according to USA Today’s Bob Nightengale.
We all know what David Price is, he’s a legitimate front of the rotation arm in the walk year of his contract.
The Detroit Tigers have agreed to trade their left-handed ace to the Toronto Blue Jays. He made two starts earlier this year for Toronto and neither went particularly well, but the 24-year-old former sixth-round pick looks like a nice long-term rotation piece for the retooling Tigers.
Price is one of many Tigers players who will likely be on the move come the 4 p.m. ET non-waiver Major League Baseball trade deadline on Friday.
The upside is that the Tigers have all three under team control for a long time: Norris is not arbitration eligible until after the 2017 season, and not eligible for free agency until after 2019, both Boyd and Labourt beyond that.
Boyd will serve as depth in the minor leagues for now. Jon Heyman of CBS Sports reports that the Blue Jays are making a “strong run” as the deadline nears. The Yankees, Blue Jays and Astros do have deep farm systems to pull it off, especially the Yankees with prospects Aaron Judge in the outfield, first baseman Greg Bird and right-hander Luis Severino.
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Detroit is still in the race: Despite trading at least two key elements, the Tigers could still contend for a wild-card slot if pitcher Justin Verlander continues to improve and if one of baseball’s best hitters, Miguel Cabrera, returns from injury without missing a beat.
