Reports: Hector Olivera, Atlanta Braves involved in Mat Latos/Mike Morse trade.

The Dodgers are on the verge of trading infielder Hector Olivera to the Atlanta Braves as part of a three-team trade that would bring Marlins pitcher Mat Latos to Los Angeles, plus Alex Wood and a major league reliever from the Braves — possibly Jim Johnson or Luis Avilan — according to multiple reports Wednesday night:


Earlier today, it was reported that Latos, outfielder Mike Morse and a compensation-round draft pick in 2016 were going to the Dodgers from the Marlins. Now that appears to be only one piece of a larger trade — certainly consistent with how the current front office has operated since last winter.

The trade deadline isn’t until 1 p.m. Friday. A Dodgers roster with Wood, Johnson and Latos might still change before the dust settles.

Earlier today I spoke to Dodgers pitcher J.P. Howell about Price, his former teammate in Tampa Bay. The two are still close and talk regularly. More from him soon.

The biggest name in all of this? Olivera, whom the Dodgers signed to a six-year, $62.5 million contract out of Cuba. He was the Dodgers’ biggest free agent signing coming into the season — not the type of player a team would typically trade in the same year. Olivera is currently rehabbing a hamstring injury in Glendale, Arizona and has yet to play a major league game.

Still unknown is which players the Dodgers are sacrificing in this deal other than Olivera. Single-A pitcher Jeff Brigham was reported earlier today as going to the Marlins, one day after he was pulled from the third inning of his start for Rancho Cucamonga.

And yet, as of this afternoon, a source told me that Brigham still hasn’t been told if he’s being traded. That could mean that Brigham isn’t being traded. That could also mean that the Dodgers’ front office is too busy to return messages.

If the trade deadline is a baseball game, we’re still a long ways from the ninth inning. The early innings have been busy, and we’ll update this blog as it gets busier.

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J.P. Hoornstra covers the Dodgers, Angels and Major League Baseball for the Orange County Register, Los Angeles Daily News, Long Beach Press-Telegram, Torrance Daily Breeze, San Gabriel Valley Tribune, Pasadena Star-News, San Bernardino Sun, Inland Valley Daily Bulletin, Whittier Daily News and Redlands Daily Facts. Before taking the beat in 2012, J.P. covered the NHL for four years. UCLA gave him a degree once upon a time; when he graduated on schedule, he missed getting Arnold Schwarzenegger's autograph on his diploma by five months.