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Wednesday, August 1
by Kevin Goldstein
Kevin Goldstein re-ranks the game's top prospects based on their performances to date.
by Jason Parks
Jason tries his hand at his own top prospect list, with rankings and commentary.
by Colin Wyers
Some deadline deals that were rumored to have been discussed didn't end up happening. Colin attempts to figure out why each one fizzled.
by Adam Sobsey
With one deadline under the new CBA behind us, can we say anything about what we'll see from future July 31sts?
by Kevin Goldstein
Kevin ranks all 43 prospects traded during the month of July.
Baseball Prospectus
The trade deadline has come and gone, but sometimes impact deals can come during the waiver trade period.
by Michael Bates
The Twins are the type of team that usually sells aggressively at the deadline, but they stood pat. Why?
by Ian Miller
A Modest Proposal for Preventing Trevor Bauer’s Poor Taste in Music from Being a Burden on His Pitching Performance
by Dan Mennella
Only one closer was traded at yesterday's deadline, but there are still plenty of situation's in flux in this week's VP.
by Corey Dawkins
Ryan Sweeney finds that the best remedy to not being traded is punching a wall... and getting injured.
by Matthew Kory
The Nationals' lead over the Phillies shrinks.
by Sam Miller
Franklin Morales gets the stupidest save.
by Sam Miller
A wild pitch costs a man his beer.
by Ben Lindbergh
Lew Ford and Ray Olmedo are back in the major leagues. Yes, that Lew Ford and that Ray Olmedo.
by Ben Lindbergh and Sam Miller
Ben and Sam reevaluate the NL West after the deadline and take stock of this season's converted starters.
by Kevin Goldstein
What to expect from Domonic Brown in the big leagues? It's a bit of a mystery.
by Daniel Rathman
Just a few months after being dumped by the Yankees, A.J. Burnett is shining for the Pirates.
Tuesday, July 31
by Colin Wyers and Kevin Goldstein
The Texas Rangers slip into the bidding for Ryan Dempster and come away victorious.
by R.J. Anderson, Kevin Goldstein, Ben Lindbergh and Colin Wyers
The Pirates snag Gaby Sanchez, the Reds acquire Jonathan Broxton, and other assorted deals.
by Kevin Goldstein and R.J. Anderson
The Phillies keep dealing outfielders, sending Hunter Pence to San Francisco.
by Kevin Goldstein and Sam Miller
The Dodgers acquire some much-needed outfield help for the stretch run.
by Colin Wyers and Kevin Goldstein
The Cubs deal backstop Geovany Soto to the Texas Rangers while sending Paul Maholm and Reed Johnson to the Braves.
by Ben Lindbergh and Kevin Goldstein
The Blue Jays, Mariners, Pirates, and Dodgers get to wheeling and dealing before the deadline.
by Geoff Young
Justin Upton has suffered a major power outage this year, but is there a root cause for his season-long blackout?
by Josh Worn
In some cases, getting attached to your team's newest player requires extra effort. Josh is here to help.
by Maury Brown
A look at the growing trend of huge free agent contracts.
by Michael Street
With his Value Pick roster all having good weeks, Michael adds another VP while looking at the roster shakeups from last week’s trades and injuries among corner infielders.
by Corey Dawkins
Adam Lind and Joe Thatcher are forced to the DL.
by Matthew Kory
The Rangers no longer have the AL's best run differential, and may not have the AL West's best run differential for long.
by Sam Miller
Trending today.
by Larry Granillo
The tater trots for July 30: Kendrys Morales has a night only two people have had before, Rajai Davis sprints home.
by Larry Granillo
Pulitzer prize-winning playwright William Saroyan cared enough about the beauty of baseball to write into LIFE Magazine in 1954.
by Daniel Rathman
The Angels are making a strong statement in the AL West; will the Rangers and A's respond?
by Ben Lindbergh and Sam Miller
Ben and Sam discuss whether the Orioles should be buyers and what teams mean when they dub a prospect "untouchable."
Baseball Prospectus
Updated with links to the latest trade deadline transaction analysis.
Monday, July 30
by Dan Evans
BP's resident former GM explains what the deadline is like for the people pulling the trigger on trades.
by Kevin Goldstein
This weekend featured some outstanding play from a guy desperately needing a change of scenery, and a guy who shouldn't get too used to his.
by Jay Jaffe
Which players' sluggish seasons are dragging their contending teams down?
by Sam Miller
Should teams that aren't expected to contend really always be sellers?
by Russell A. Carleton
What happens to closers when they don't know a save situation is coming?
by Josh Shepardson
Chris Iannetta, George Kottaras, and Steve Lombardozzi get examined in this week's VP.
by Derek Carty
With a new round of trades, Derek looks at the fantasy implications for these players and the players around them.
by Hudson Belinsky, Jonah Birenbaum, Andrew Koo and Matthew Rocco
Running through the notable notes and quotes of the week that was.
by Corey Dawkins
Trevor Plouffe's magical season has hit a bump in the road.
by Matthew Kory
For all your Jose Altuve needs.
by Sam Miller
Rex Hudler, clubhouses, fist-fights, "Open Season, Baby."
by Larry Granillo
The tater trots for July 29: a walkoff from Anthony Rizzo and Carlos Gomez continues to fly around the bases.
by Ben Lindbergh and Sam Miller
After a weekend sweep of the Giants by the Dodgers, Ben and Sam size up the NL West and discuss a hot Matt Moore-on-Mike Trout match-up.
by Daniel Rathman
The Giants and the Dodgers continue to search for upgrades as they are locked atop the NL West standings.
Sunday, July 29
by Kevin Goldstein and R.J. Anderson
Chris Johnson is dealt to Arizona for two former early-round picks.
by R.J. Anderson
The A's deal one-time potential closer Fautino de los Santos for catching depth.
by R.J. Anderson
The Padres lock up their successful closer, Huston Street, to a two- or three-year extension.
Saturday, July 28
by Bradley Ankrom and Kevin Goldstein
The White Sox acquire Francisco Liriano from their division rival, the Minnesota Twins.
by Matthew Kory
Curtis Granderson reminds us playing center field in the majors is hard.
by Jason Collette and Paul Sporer
A day late but not a dollar short as Jason and Paul discuss 30+ players that you need to know about over the final 11 scoring periods.
by Ben Lindbergh and Kevin Goldstein
The Giants help shore up their middle infield by acquiring Marco Scutaro.
by Sam Miller
Jerry Blevins benefited from a rarely used allowance in baseball's rule book.
Friday, July 27
by R.J. Anderson and Kevin Goldstein
A look at the deal sending Zack Greinke to the Angels.
by Doug Thorburn
Doug looks at what pitching experts mean when they call a delivery "violent," and why this violence can be inextricable from success.
by Sam Miller
Someday, somebody will suggest fixing baseball by putting a pit on the field, and we will be prepared.
by R.J. Anderson
Looking at the interesting way that an interesting guy has been interestingly great.
by Max Marchi
Barry Zito's performance seems to rise and fall along with his arm angle. But is this correlation or causation?
by Paul Sporer
This week finds tons of two-start pitchers worth using, so have at it.
by Paul Singman
Jordany Valdespin and Carlos Gomez join the VP ranks this week.
by Corey Dawkins
Nick Swisher might not return as quickly as anticipated, and Anthony Swarzak heads to the DL.
by Matthew Kory
Rangers drop 17 spots! No. No, not really.
by Larry Granillo
The tater trots for July 26: Starling Marte's stellar start to his career, Carlos Gomez's near-record trot time.
by Larry Granillo
The Brewers seem to be living a horror movie staple this month.
by Daniel Rathman
Matt Harvey put on a historically good performance in his major-league debut.
by Sam Miller and Ian Miller
Sam and Ian talk about the major-league debut of the Mets' Matt Harvey.
by Steven Goldman
A look back at each franchise's key mid-season trades, beginning with the Blue Jays.
Thursday, July 26
by John Perrotto
A new-look OTB pulls back the curtain on the Marlins' fire sale, includes a conversation with Adam Jones, and presents the views of scouts and front-office types.
by Ian Miller
Part two of Ian's epic adventure game.
by Ben Lindbergh
The easiest way for contending teams to get better is to start with where they've been worst. Here is where they've been worst.
by Jason Wojciechowski
Jason Kendall's career may be over, which leaves only the eulogy.
by Bradley Ankrom
The youth involved in last week's 10-player trade between the Houston Astros and Toronto Blue Jays means we might have to wait awhile for closure.
by Derek Carty
Derek teases out how league switches, ballpark switches and role-changes will affect your team.
by Paul Sporer
Carlos Villanueva and Josh Collmenter highlight this week's Value Picks.
by Corey Dawkins
It happens like clockwork: A Blue Jay is placed on the disabled list.
by Matthew Kory
Whoa, we just noticed some interesting things about each team!
by Larry Granillo
The tater trots for July 25, including Carlos Gomez's trot time on his first inning foul ball.
by Geoff Young
Yonder Alonso may not score many runs, but at least he's no Mario Guerrero.
by Larry Granillo
A look at how the trade of Willie Mays from the Giants to the Mets actually happened.
by Ben Lindbergh
Adrian Beltre finally finds something he hates even more than being touched on the top of his head by his teammates.
by Ben Lindbergh
The Phillies reportedly offered the Reds a lopsided deal, and the Reds reportedly rejected it.
by Ben Lindbergh and Sam Miller
Ben and Sam examine how the Nationals have gone about implementing and publicizing Stephen Strasburg's innings limit and revisit Billy Beane's trades from last winter in light of Oakland's success.
by Daniel Rathman
It's time for the Blue Jays to take some action with the struggling Ricky Romero.
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