Trade Roundup: Mets land slugger Cespedes at deadline

A flurry of deals got in under the wire of Friday’s Major League Baseball trade deadline, crowned by the New York Mets acquiring Cuban slugger Yoenis Cespedes from the re-tooling Detroit Tigers.
It has been a tumultuous few days leading up to the deadline with contending teams beefing up, while other teams looked to offload big salaried players and future free agents in favor of collecting promising minor leaguers.
The Mets, armed with a rotation of top-flight young pitchers but struggling to score runs, nabbed the power-hitter they had longed for in the deal with Detroit.

JaCoby Jones will play shortstop at Double-A Erie after second Detroit trade of the day

BALTIMORE –  After trading David Price earlier in the day, the Detroit Tigers announced just before the start of tonight's game against the Baltimore Orioles that closer Joakim Soria had been traded to the Pittsburgh Pirates for minor-league shortstop JaCoby Jones.

A's sending Ben Zobrist to Royals

OAKLAND, Calif. — The Kansas City Royals have made another big addition for the season's stretch run, acquiring utilityman Ben Zobrist and cash from the Oakland Athletics on Tuesday for right-hander Aaron Brooks and minor league left-hander Sean Manaea.