Blue Jays Acquire Josh Donaldson From Athletics For Brett Lawrie, Three Others  —  The Blue Jays have officially struck a deal to acquire third baseman Josh Donaldson from the Athletics.  Heading back to Oakland are infielder Brett Lawrie, righty Kendall Graveman, shortstop Franklin Barreto, and lefty Sean Nolin.

White Sox talking with A's about Jeff Samardzija  —  The White Sox would put their money where their mouths are if they pull off a trade with the Oakland Athletics for Jeff Samardzija.  —  The former Cubs right-hander, whose presence between Chris Sale and Jose Quintana in the starting rotation …

MAKING SENSE OF A'S TRADE OF ALL-STAR DONALDSON TO BLUE JAYS  —  I understand Billy Beane's thinking.  But I also understand all those who will say, “Stop it!  Enough already!”  —  Josh Donaldson is that good, one of the top all-around performers in the game — and a player who is about to turn 29 …

Blue Jays acquire Josh Donaldson in a trade with the Athletics  —  Ken Rosenthal of FOX Sports reports that the Athletics have traded third baseman Josh Donaldson to the Blue Jays.  The deal has been confirmed by MLB.com's Jane Lee.  —  The Athletics will receive infielder Brett Lawrie along …

A's trade star 3B Josh Donaldson to Blue Jays  —  In a surprising five-player deal that marks the go-for-broke mentality of one club and the possible rebuilding of another, the Oakland Athletics traded All-Star third baseman Josh Donaldson to the Toronto Blue Jays on Friday.

A's trade Josh Donaldson to Jays … The Oakland Athletics have traded third baseman Josh Donaldson to the Toronto Blue Jays.  —  The A's will receive Brett Lawrie, Kendall Graveman, Franklin Barreto and Sean Nolin.  —  Donaldson told the San Francisco Chronicle that he was playing video games …

So What Are the A's Doing Anyway?  —  Four months ago, the A's made the biggest splash of the summer, trading elite prospect Addison Russell in a package that landed them both Jeff Samardzija and Jason Hammel.  It was a clear go-for-it trade, giving up a player rated as one of the 5-10 best prospects …

Tigers comfortable with rotation but checked in on Masterson  —  With or without Max Scherzer, the Tigers are comfortable with their starting rotation heading into next season.  —  President and general manager Dave Dombrowski made that clear earlier this month after announcing the re-signing of designated hitter Victor Martinez.