Among the slew of moves made leading up to the trade deadline, there were some notable non-moves that also deserve analysis
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Trades
Troy Tulowitzki for Jose Reyes, Jeff Hoffman, Miguel Castro and Jesus Tinoco
Johnny Cueto for Brandon Finnegan, Cody Reed and John Lamb
Cole Hamels for Jorge Alfaro, Alec Asher, Jerad Eickhoff, Jake Thompson, Nick Williams
David Price for Daniel Norris, Matt Boyd and Jairo Labourt
Carlos Gomez for Josh Hader, Adrian Houser, Brett Phillips and Domingo Santa
Yoenis Cespedes for Luis Cessa and Michael Fulmer
Whatever the Dodgers did
Gerardo Parra for Zach Davies
Ben Revere for Jimmy Cordero and Alberto Tirado
Mark Lowe for Nick Wells, Jacob Brentz and Rob Rasmussen
Kevin Jepsen for Chih-Wei Hu and Alexis Tapiz
Ben Zobrist for Aaron Brooks and Sean Manaea
Papelbon for Nick Pivetta
Mike Leake for Keury Mella and Triple-A first baseman Adam Duvall
Goodbye
The links! Oh God, the links!
Merrily merrily merr– wait, I already made this joke. Cespedes is going to the Mets.
The frequently-traded right-hander has a new home in Chicago, and Philadelphia’s speedster heads north.
The Twins, Blue Jays, and many others stock their bullpens for the stretch run.
The French missionaries and explorers were coming here as early as the late 1600s to trade with the Native Americans.
The Mets drop a weird one, the Astros continue their push toward the playoffs, and more of yesterday’s action, plus a weekend preview.
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A trade deadline that promises Baltimore fireworks, a Pirate lacks plunder, and the shine fades from an ace