* Second big addition in two days for Blue Jays
* Dodgers get pitchers Wood, Latos in separate deals
(Adds Dodgers' 13-player, three-team deal)
July 30 (Reuters) - The Toronto Blue Jays added another big
weapon to their roster by acquiring Detroit Tigers ace David
Price on Tuesday while the Los Angeles Dodgers landed pitcher
Alex Wood as part of a 13-player, three-team blockbuster.
The Blue Jays, who at 51-51 were two games out of the
American League's second Wild Card playoff spot, took a big step
toward returning to the playoffs for the first time since 1993
with the deal that came one day before MLB's trade deadline.
Toronto are sending their top pitching prospect, left-hander
Daniel Norris, and two other promising lefties to Detroit for
2012 Cy Young Award winner Price, who is 9-4 this season with a
2.53 earned run average.
The National League West-leading Dodgers also addressed
their pitching needs, acquiring starters Wood, Mat Latos and
Bronson Arroyo as part of a massive trade involving the Miami
Marlins and Atlanta Braves.
The Dodgers, who also added relievers Jim Johnson and Luis
Avilan, outfielder Michael Morse and infield prospect Jose
Peraza, sent promising Cuban infielder Hector Olivera, reliever
Paco Rodriguez and pitching prospect Zach Bird to Atlanta.
Miami received minor league pitchers Jeff Brigham, Victor
Araujo and Kevin Guzman from the Dodgers and sent a draft pick
to Atlanta.
Earlier, the St. Louis Cardinals found offensive help by
acquiring first baseman/outfielder Brandon Moss from Cleveland
in exchange for their highly-touted young left-hander Rob
Kaminsky.
The Central Division-leading Cardinals plugged a hole in
their lineup created by an injury to Matt Holliday on Wednesday.
Moss, an All-Star last season with the Oakland A's, was
batting .217 this season, though his 15 home runs would
immediately make him the Cardinals' team leader. He has driven
in 48 runs, one fewer than St. Louis team-leader Jhonny Peralta.
Kaminsky, 20, has a 2.09 ERA and 79 strikeouts in 94 2/3
innings this season in Class A.
Toronto made a big splash earlier this week by swapping
shortstops with the Colorado Rockies, sending them Jose Reyes
for Troy Tulowitzki, who promptly homered in his first at-bat
for the offensively loaded Blue Jays on Wednesday.
Price should help stabilize Toronto's starting rotation.
The 29-year-old lefty, who can become a free agent after
this season, has been an All-Star selection in five of the last
six seasons and has a career record of 95-55 with a 3.13 ERA.
In return for Price, Detroit also received pitchers Matt
Boyd and Jairo Labourt along with Norris, who made five starts
for Toronto this season going 1-1 with a 3.86 ERA.