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MLB Power Rankings: Which teams made the right moves at the trade deadline?

By Kevin Henry

NEW YORK, NEW YORK - JULY 28: Max Scherzer #21 of the New York Mets in action against the Washington Nationals during a game at Citi Field on July 28, 2023 in New York City. (Photo by Rich Schultz/Getty Images)
NEW YORK, NEW YORK - JULY 28: Max Scherzer #21 of the New York Mets in action against the Washington Nationals during a game at Citi Field on July 28, 2023 in New York City. (Photo by Rich Schultz/Getty Images) /
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25) MLB Power Rankings: Boston Red Sox

In a crowded AL East, the Red Sox needed something to separate themselves from the pack. They didn’t get that at the MLB trade deadline, adding Milwaukee Brewers infielder Luis Urías. Boston is rolling the dice that the return of Chris Sale and Trevor Story will act like additions at the trade deadline. Now we’ll see if it actually has the impact that Chaim Bloom believes it will.

24) MLB Power Rankings: Cleveland Guardians

FanGraphs says that Cleveland has a 27.0 percent chance to make the postseason, and Cleveland didn’t seem to improve those odds with what they did at the trade deadline. When you’re swapping Noah Syndergaard for Aaron Civale in your rotation, that’s not a good sign, especially when Syndergaard left his first start after getting struck in the leg by a line drive. In a mediocre AL Central, perhaps it’s fitting that the defending division champion had a very mediocre trade deadline.

23) MLB Power Rankings: Oakland A’s

Granted, there wasn’t much for the A’s to trade, but what Oakland did ship off (relievers Sam Moll to Cincinnati and infielder Jace Peterson to Arizona) didn’t bring back much of a return. The A’s weren’t heading for the postseason this year, but shouldn’t there be some hope of what’s to come in 2024? If so, it didn’t come from this trade deadline.

22) MLB Power Rankings: Kansas City Royals

Absolutely, the Royals got plenty of prospects back after trading off players such as Scott Barlow, Aroldis Chapman and Ryan Yarbrough, but time will tell if Kansas City really got the value back they should have with a pair of premium relievers available in Barlow and Chapman. And can anyone explain the confusing trade for Taylor Hearn? It felt like some missed opportunities for the Royals and a confusing message coming from JJ Piccolo and crew.

21) MLB Power Rankings: San Francisco Giants

Sure, the Giants could have used another bat with Mike Yastrzemski on the injured list, but is A.J. Pollock really the answer? The slash line production of .173/.225/.323 with five homers in 49 games for Seattle was underwhelming. In a race with plenty of others for an NL Wild Card spot, is anything that San Francisco did at the deadline enough to make a difference in the second half? It doesn’t seem like it.

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