Mat Latos, Alex Wood join Dodger rotation after 13-player, 3-team trade  —  The Los Angeles Dodgers didn't get David Price or Cole Hamels at the trade deadline, but they did settle for right-hander Mat Latos and left-hander Alex Wood to bolster their lineup behind Clayton Kershaw and Zack Greinke.

Blue Jays Acquire Mark Lowe  —  1:07pm: Lefty Rob Rasmussen is the final minor leaguer headed to Toronto, the Blue Jays revealed in officially announcing the trade.  —  12:55pm: Left-hander Jake Brentz is also in the package for Lowe, Heyman tweets.  —  12:45pm: Class-A left-hander Nick Wells …

Red Sox Interested In Tyson Ross  —  The Red Sox like Tyson Ross quite a bit and have been operating “very quietly” in the trade market for starting pitching, reports ESPN's Jerry Crasnick (on Twitter).  Ken Rosenthal of FOX Sports tweets that the Red Sox have talked to the Padres …

Rangers look at postseason as Hamels deal drags out … ARLINGTON  —  Cole Hamels was expected to officially become a member of the Texas Rangers no later than Friday morning after the company that issues insurance policies on player contracts reviewed the trade.

Former Tigers pitcher Billy Pierce dies at 88  —  Billy Pierce, a seven-time All-Star pitcher who played in two World Series and retired after spending most of his 18 years in the majors with the Chicago White Sox, has died at the age of 88.  —  His family and the White Sox said Pierce died today …

Mets May Have Concerns With Cuddyer; Have Interest In Tigers' Yoenis Cespedes, Rajai Davis  —  12:08pm: New York is talking with Detroit about Cespedes, Rosenthal tweets.  At this point, he's one of many options, per the report.  —  12:05pm: As previously reported, the Mets are open …

Milwaukee lands RHP prospect Davies from Orioles for outfielder  —  2015 MLB.com Top Prospects: Zach Davies has managed to rise to the top of the O's ladder with a three-pitch mix he commands extremely well  —  MILWAUKEE — The Brewers were busy ahead of Friday's 3 p.m. CT non-waiver Trade Deadline …

Cardinals Acquire Jonathan Broxton  —  2:10pm: St. Louis will receive $3MM in the trade, Joel Sherman of the New York Post tweets.  But $2MM of that is contingent upon the Cardinals declining Broxton's 2016 option, meaning that Milwaukee will effectively be picking up $1MM of Boxton's remaining 2015 tab.

Pirates Acquire J.A. Happ  —  The Pirates announced that they've acquired left-hander J.A. Happ from the Mariners in exchange for minor league righty Adrian Sampson.  —  In picking up Happ, the Pirates have struck a last-minute deal to add a back-of-the-rotation starter to their ranks.

Twins Acquire Kevin Jepsen  —  1:44pm: The Twins have announced the trade.  —  1:27pm: The Rays will be getting minor league righties Chih-Wei Hu and Alexis Tapia from the Twins, tweets La Velle E. Neal III of the Minneapolis Star-Tribune.  —  12:59pm: The Twins and Rays are in agreement …

Giants Pick Up Reds Starter Leake  —  (Reuters) - The San Francisco Giants made a deal for one of the hottest pitchers in baseball on Thursday by acquiring right-handed starter Mike Leake in a trade with the Cincinnati Reds.  —  The Giants sent minor league players Keury Mella and Adam Duvall …

Cubs Acquire Dan Haren  —  The Cubs have acquired righty Dan Haren from the Marlins for shortstop Elliot Soto and righty Ivan Pineyro.  The Marlins will also send $500K in the deal, as Gordon Wittenmyer of the Chicago Sun-Times tweets.  —  Haren, 34, has had a nice season in Miami …

Orioles Designate Bud Norris For Assignment  —  The Orioles announced that they have designated right-hander Bud Norris for assignment in order to clear space on the 40-man and 25-man rosters for newly acquired outfielder Gerardo Parra.  —  Norris came to the Orioles two years ago to the date …