Bleacher Report : declared in MLB Trade Deadline: Grading the Biggest Trades This Season

ET July 31 non-waiver deadline loomed, the 2017 MLB trade season was shaping up to be among the dullest in recent memory. Let's examine all of the biggest trades up to and including Monday's action, and assign grades for the clubs involved. July 31 didn't change everything, but it did feature trades for a pair of aces that at least injected some last-minute intrigue. For the most part, however, the glut of teams on the postseason bubble seemed to be throwing off the buying and selling balance. 0 of 13Ronald Martinez/Getty ImagesAs Monday dawned and the 4 p.m.

MLB Trade Deadline: Stuck in the middle, Pirates stay on a boring course

One byproduct of this is there was no particular right way to go about this year's trade deadline. The Pirates sent Tony Watson to the Dodgers for Low-A prospects Angel German, a right-handed reliever, and Oneil Cruz, a third baseman. People will make tired jokes about the Pirates big deadline haul. Some other deadline observations:I wouldn't be surprised to see the Pirates make a couple moves in August if their performance pushed them one way or another. That's not a stance that's going to generate a lot of readers, listeners or viewers, but, it's just ... fine.


Yankees acquire Sonny GrayWins AL East odds Postseason odds World Series odds Before Gray 88.7 43.3% 72.5% 4.9% With Gray 88.9 45.1% 73.0% 5.4% Change +0.2 +1.8% +0.5% +0.5%The Yankees acquired Gray not only to improve their 2017 postseason odds, but also their 2018 and 2019 postseason odds as well. Dodgers acquire Yu DarvishWins NL West odds Postseason odds World Series odds Before Darvish 110.4 98.0% 100.0% 33.2% With Darvish 110.5 98.2% 100.0% 33.9% Trade +0.1 +0.2% +0.0% +0.7%The Dodgers did not acquire Darvish to help them win the division. They made that trade to improve their World Series odds, and, according to SportsLine, they've done it, albeit slightly. One, SportsLine already loves the Cubs and gives them really good division, postseason and World Series odds. Keep in mind 33.9 percent World Series odds are insane.


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