MLB Trade Deadline: Best Social Reactions as the Deadline Passes

Now that the dust has settled after the MLB trade deadline closed at 4 p.m. ET, we can all take a collective breath and discuss the big trades that went down Friday—and the ones that never did. 

Several teams made significant improvements, such as the New York Mets and Toronto Blue Jays, while others, like the New York Yankees and San Diego Padres, were content to ride the storm out for the remainder of the season. Let's take a look at some of the buzz and reactions from the day's dealings.

One of the biggest things that makes the day exciting is the 4 p.m. deadline. Teams know exactly how long they have to make something happen, and Twitter was ablaze with rumors, buzz and breaking news in the minutes leading up to the cutoff.

The Mets won the door prize for last team to cash in big at the deadline, signing Yoenis Cespedes from the Detroit Tigers, as first reported by Bruce Levine of 670 The Score just 12 minutes before 4 p.m.:

Ken Rosenthal of Fox Sports confirmed the report four minutes later, and the reaction wheels were set in motion:

The Mets then announced the deal was official shortly after the deadline passed, and they also announced the minor league prospects they would be handing over:

Friday marked the second year in a row in which Cespedes had been dealt, as the Oakland A's traded the 29-year-old to the Red Sox last year, before Boston sent him to Detroit after the season. Cespedes is currently hitting .293 with 18 home runs and 61 RBI and will immediately benefit the Mets lineup.

Mets fans were excited, to say the least:

It had been a whirlwind couple of days for not only Mets fans, but also for the team's players.

On Wednesday night, rumors began floating around social media that shortstop Wilmer Flores and pitcher Zach Wheeler would be traded to the Milwaukee Brewers for center fielder Carlos Gomez, as an early report from Joel Sherman of the New York Post indicated:

Flores received a standing ovation from Mets fans when he batted in the seventh inning of that night's game, and he was visibly shaken up when he took the field in the eighth:

Mets manager Terry Collins denied any deal was in place after the game, and Ken Rosenthal later reported the deal was indeed dead:

However, a week of pessimism quickly turned to optimism in New York, as the Mets managed to acquire Kelly Johnson, Juan Uribe, Tyler Clippard and Cespedes without breaking the bank or losing a premium member of their pitching staff, which remains one of the best in baseball:

On the other side of the coin—and of New York—Yankees fans might have been a little disappointed with Friday's end result.

New York made it on the trade deadline board Thursday by acquiring Dustin Ackley from the Seattle Mariners for Ramon Flores and Jose Ramirez, as first reported by YES Network analyst Jack Curry:

Few expected the Yankees to stop there, especially after the team announced that night one of its starting pitchers was headed to the disabled list:

However, ESPN senior writer Andrew Marchand reported July 20 that "New York Yankees general manager Brian Cashman said there's a good chance his team will stand pat as the July 31 trade deadline nears."

Aside from acquiring Ackley, he was right:

Part of the reason New York stayed put was Cashman's reluctance to part with the Yankees' top four prospects, which includes Luis Severino, Aaron Judge, Greg Bird and Jorge Mateo.

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Although, that may only be partly true

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Sherman later broke the news of a possible trade that would have sent Mateo to San Diego for Craig Kimbrel, but the Padres didn't acknowledge the offer:

Cashman did make an internal move, however, which, in a way, was almost like making a trade. He announced Severino will make his next start at the professional level, as reported by several Yankees beat writers:

The Padres were another team expected to make some moves at the trade deadline, but instead, they decided to stay put. San Diego also turned down the Cubs for Kimbrel, as reported by the Huffington Post's Jordan Schultz:

It's a curios move, as the Padres trail the Dodgers by eight games in the NL West and also sit behind the San Francisco Giants and Arizona Diamondbacks. However, Rosenthal had the answer for what San Diego's thought process was:

ESPN senior writer Keith Law did report later that San Diego signed lefty relief pitcher Marc Rzepczynski from the Cleveland Indians, but it certainly wasn't the big name people were expecting.

Other teams were also able to cash in with some big-name acquisitions in the last couple of days.

The Houston Astros were the team to snag Gomez from Milwaukee on Thursday and also added pitcher Mike Fiers, as reported by CBS Sports' Jon Heyman. They acquired pitcher Scott Kazmir from the Athletics last Thursday.

The Kansas City Royals won out on Cincinnati Reds pitcher Johnny Cueto and also added utility man Ben Zobrist from the A's, while the Philadelphia Phillies agreed to trade Cole Hamels to the Texas Rangers on Wednesday. 

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The Blue Jays made the most noise in the AL East by trading Jose Reyes to the Colorado Rockies for Troy Tulowitzki on Tuesday, then signing David Price from the Detroit Tigers on Thursday, as reported by Heyman.

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On Friday, Toronto made another move, signing Ben Revere from the Phillies, as first reported from MLB.com's Todd Zolecki.

Other notable moves from Friday were addressed by ESPN Stats & Info:

Overall, it was another crazy end to the MLB trade deadline.

The Blue Jays and Mets stand out as two teams that believe they still have a chance to make a run at the playoffs, while other teams, like the Yankees, decided to stick to their guns for the remainder of the season.

Though emotions might be running high, only time will tell what trades ended up being brilliant decisions and which turned out to be duds. Some of this year's storylines will remain the same, while others may see significant changes.

However, based on the last couple of weeks, we should be in for an exciting rest of the regular season.

But on Friday, one question remains: How did your team fare when the trade deadline closed?