Jays chase their first postseason appearance by acquiring Price

Trading for David Price is far Dolphins Lamar Miller Jersey from the first blockbuster deal that Toronto Blue Jays general manager Alex Anthopoulos has pulled off in his six years running the team. It's not even the first one this week, after the Blue Jays stunned the baseball world Tuesday by getting Troy Tulowitzki from the Colorado Rockies.
Will it be enough to push the Blue Jays into the postseason for the first time since 1993? Anthopoulos and his front office are thinking it is. They've shown us that by making the kind of move we weren't quite sure they would ever make.
After obtaining slugging shortstop Troy Tulowitzki from Colorado, the Blue Jays tried to shore up their rotation by adding Price, likely the top remaining starting pitcher on the market.

''These types of players, the great superstar players, rarely become available,'' Toronto general manager Alex Anthopoulos said. ''We think we're a good team and adding a guy like Price we think makes us that much stronger and will give us a chance to win. It's as simple as that.''
Toronto acquired All-Star left-hander Louis Vasquez Authentic Jersey David Price from the Detroit Tigers on Thursday, the second major move in less than a week by the Blue Jays as they chase their first postseason appearance since 1993.
The Blue Jays sent left-handers Daniel Norris, Matt Boyd and Jairo Labourt to the Tigers in the deal. Price can become a free agent after this season.

Later Thursday, Detroit dealt closer Joakim Soria to Pittsburgh for minor league infielder JaCoby Jones.
Speaking in the Detroit clubhouse before the Tigers faced the Orioles in Baltimore, Price was excited about joining a contender - even if he did refer to the Blue Jays as ''they'' instead of ''we.''
''They've got a good thing going on right now in Toronto,'' he said. ''They've kind of been in this situation before and didn't make these type of moves. It definitely shows you that they want to win right now. You have to respect that. You have to like it and that's what you want to be a part of.''
Toronto has scored more runs than any other team in the major leagues but still had a .500 record heading into Thursday night's game against the Royals. The Blue Jays trailed Minnesota by two games for the AL's second wild card and were seven behind the AL East-leading New York Yankees.
Now, however, the Blue Jays appear ripe to make a run.

''By adding these two,'' Toronto manager John Gibbons said, ''it gives me a shot in the arm. I know that.''
Price was traded at the deadline for a second http://www.texansonlineofficialstore.com/Vince-Wilfork-Jersey straight year. He went from Tampa Bay to Detroit in a three-team blockbuster last July - one of several bold moves the Tigers have made over the last few seasons while winning four straight AL Central titles.
Although the Tigers were only 3 1/2 games behind a wild-card berth, they were in fourth place in their division entering Thursday's game at Baltimore. This deal was made with an eye toward the future. Detroit could be a contender again in 2016, but the coming days, weeks and months will probably include plenty of changes.
''When you lose a pitcher like David Price, you don't generally think you're getting better,'' Ausmus said.
The Blue Jays, meanwhile, are playing to win this year. Toronto hasn't played in the postseason since Joe Carter's home run won the 1993 World Series against Philadelphia, the longest postseason drought in the major leagues.

''At this point,'' Anthopoulos said, ''we're trying to give ourselves the best opportunity to get in the playoffs.''
Price is 9-4 with a 2.53 ERA this season. The 2012 AL Cy Young Award winner will anchor a Toronto rotation that includes Mark Buehrle and 2012 NL Cy Young winner R.A. Dickey. The Blue Jays may not need stellar pitching down the stretch with a lineup that includes Tulowitzki, Jose Bautista, Josh Donaldson and Edwin Encarnacion, but Price gives them a true ace - which could come in handy if Toronto does end up in the one-game, wild-card playoff.
''I'm going to be a Blue Jay now. That's just part of the business Brandon Scherff Womens Jersey,'' Price said. ''We have a very talented group of guys in here and so do the Blue Jays. So I'll go there and be ready to pitch every five days and be a good teammate during the days in-between.''