MLB Exec on Deadline: A Million Trades, But Did Any of Them Really Make a Big Impact?
While it was an eventful MLB trade deadline with countless deals being made right up until the last minute, one executive argues that of all the trades made, none were of great significance.
"That's the story of this deadline," the American League executive said, per The Athletic's Jayson Stark. "There were a million trades. But did any of them really make a big impact?"
Just two All-Stars were traded at this year's deadline: Reliever Tanner Scott, who was traded from the Miami Marlins to the San Diego Padres, and Isaac Parades, who was dealt to the Chicago Cubs from the Tampa Bay Rays.
In terms of future pieces, Stark noted that, for the first time since 2014, no player from Baseball America's Top 100 Prospects list was moved at the deadline.
While very few teams added any real needle-movers, many sellers still benefited from the deadline, trading away some of their most coveted pieces in exchange for promising prospects. Both the Marlins and Rays, who are far from playoff hopefuls, are examples of sellers who added some solid returns for their players on Tuesday.
Some World Series contenders added some players that could aid them in the postseason, like the New York Yankees, who landed Jazz Chisholm Jr. from the Marlins. In just four games with his new team, Chisholm has belted four homers as the Yankees have won each of their matchups with him in the lineup.
While the trade deadline on the surface might not seem too impressive, the rest of the regular season and playoffs could prove who the real winners and losers of the deadline are.
