Yes, the MLB trade deadline has come and gone, and here's who won, and who lost:
TEXAS RANGERS The Texas Rangers had a definite win, yesterday. They acquire catcher, Jonathan Lucroy and closer, Jeremy Jeffress from Milwaukee, and outfielder, Carlos Beltran from the Yankees. These deals make the remainder of the MLB season, a cake-walk for Texas. Their already fantastic offense just got a boost, and like Washington and Chicago in the National League, they just got an upgrade at the closer spot. Sam Dyson's been excellent, with 22 saves, but I see no reason for the Rangers to have made the trade if they don't want Jeffress at the closer position. Anyhow, the man has 27 saves, so it's pretty clear, the Rangers are winners. ATLANTA BRAVES Uh, what? Yeah, the Atlanta Braves traded Hector Olivera to the San Diego Padres for Matt Kemp. Why? That's a valid question; Olivera, 31 years old, outfielder, Kemp, 31 years old, outfielder. The answer is, I don't quite know. My only justification for San Diego is Kemp's pay. He gets paid much more than Olivera. Which, again, raises the question for Atlanta, "Why?" I guess the Braves want to rebuild around Matt Kemp. But, why Matt Kemp? Aging and talent-decreasing Matt Kemp? Atlanta lost here, but not by much, yet still, it's just weird. All I can say, is "What?" BOSTON RED SOX The Red Sox traded the nervous wreck, Pat Light, for a Fernando Abad, an actual major league pitcher! The BoSox definitely won at the deadline. They made one minor trade, but held onto their best players and prospects. It would have been a mistake to trade Andrew Benintendi, Yoan Moncada, and Rafael Devers, so Red Sox Nation, you can breathe easy, now, your future is safe. The Beantown club won, and they won big. CHICAGO WHITE SOX This was a loss for the Chicago White Sox. No, they didn't trade anyone, but that's my issue. There were so many teams willing to give them so much for Chris Sale, but they sat idly by, and four o'clock came and went, and nothing happened. Jose Quintana and David Robertson would also have gone on the market for a lot, however, nothing happened. Teams were willing to give them an arm and a leg, but nothing happened. I just don't get it! Teams disregarded the whole Chris Sale cutting up the jerseys issue! The White Sox need to rebuild and this was there chance. The White Sox blew it. CLEVELAND INDIANS Cleveland landed Andrew Miller and Brandon Guyer. Granted, they missed out on Jonathon Lucroy, due to his no-trade option, but they have the pieces, right now. Andrew Miller is the arm they need in the pen, and Guyer is an added boost to their lineup. The Tribe won in the final minutes. CINCINNATI REDS The Red Legs have been abysmal at the deadline, the last few years. Sure, they finally did something and made a wonderful deal by trading Jay Bruce for some New York Mets minor leaguers, but they still have not traded away Joey Votto or Brandon Phillips. They could've gotten something for those guys, but you look at this, and they're minor league system has next to nothing going for them. They need to start building around Adam DuVall and Billy Hamilton, yet here they still have the aging and injury-prone Votto and Phillips. Cincy lost, and they made minimal gain. LOS ANGELES DODGERS The Dodgers didn't so much win at the trade game, however acquiring Josh Reddick is no small victory, but sending down Puig is, in my mind, one of the smartest actions they've made all year. That's why getting Reddick is so important. They're out an outfielder due to the need to send Yasiel Puig to the minor leagues. LA won, and not just at the trade, they won for moral! SAN FRANSISCO GIANTS Who is running this organization that didn't get a closer at the deadline?! Sure, kicking Sergio Romeo out of the top spot, but why Santiago Casilla? There's a reason that Casilla didn't hold the spot for a while, he was tested, and he failed. After the 2014 World Series, something just went wrong. They need a closer if they want to win the 2016 World Series. The Chicago Cubs made the deal for Aroldis Chapman, the Washington Nationals made the deal for Mark Melancon; their two top contenders have got it down, why don't they? The Dodgers are only two games back, and they made the deal for Reddick, sent down Puig, and they've got a good closer in Kenley Jansen. Santiago Casilla needs to be amazing, or else the Dodgers will take the NL West, and the Giants will have lost at the deadline. SAN DIEGO PADRES The Padres managed to get rid of Matt Kemp, Andrew Cashner, and Colin Rea for young prospects. Okay, for Kemp they got an almost exact duplicate in Hector Olivera, the only difference is that Olivera gets paid way less, so an overall win there. And, they managed to trade Cashner and Rea to the Miami Marlins for prospects! This is exactly what they need! They can use them to build the team around Wil Myers. As an added bonus, they traded away Drew Pomeranz to the Boston Red Sox for Anderson Espinoza, an eighteen year old flame-thrower! San Diego will not win a title this year, but due to this victory at the deadline, I expect to see them make a great run for one in soon years. DETROIT TIGERS Nothing. Nada. No trades, from a contending team? They're only one and a half games out of the second wild card, behind Toronto, and they're only four games out of first in the AL Central. They could've dealt out prospects for someone like Chris Sale or Jeremy Hellickson, but they jeopardized their chances by not doing a thing. The Tigers lost by not making any deals. WASHINGTON NATIONALS and CHICAGO CUBS The Nationals and Cubs go together because they made similar trades, for players of similar caliber. Cubbies trading for Aroldis Chapman and the Nats making the deal for Mark Melancon basically wrap up the NL Central and East divisions. These two teams were leading by the ninth inning, and they got the guys to close out the win at the deadline. These teams are the winners and the losers at the trade deadline. Obviously, this is based somewhat on my opinion, yet it is mainly based on fact. In conclusion, this is my take on the future of this season, and the future years of this game, based on the outcome of the MLB 2016 trade deadline. Jesse Cook Crazy Cook "Who Won And Who Lost At The MLB Trade Deadline" August 2, 2016
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