Presenting the Official FanGraphs Trade Deadline Roundup!

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September 1, 2020

Well that was busy! Over the past week, the FanGraphs staff has written 35 pieces dedicated to analyzing the 2020 trade deadline, from Jay Jaffe’s Replacement-Level Killers series, which previewed teams’ positions of need, to detailed breakdowns of deadline transactions, to Craig Edwards’ piece today on deadline winners and losers, and Eric Longenhagen’s ranking of the prospects who moved. It’s a lot to sort through, so to assist you in finding anything you may have missed during yesterday’s flurry, I’ve rounded up all of our deadline pieces in one place. You’ll find the broader preview and recap pieces listed first, followed by a team-by-team listing of those transactions pieces that involved your favorite squad, either as buyers or sellers. In instances when we dissected a transaction across multiple pieces — hello, Padres! — you’ll see them grouped together.

As always, all of the pieces linked below are free to read, but they took time, resources, and weekend work hours to produce. If you enjoyed our coverage of the trade deadline and are in a position to do so, we hope you’ll sign up for a FanGraphs ad-free Membership. It’s the best way to both support our work and experience the site. Now, on to the roundup!

Preview and Summary Pieces

The 2020 Replacement-Level Killers by Jay Jaffe

Do Teams Have Exploitable 40-Man Crunch? by Eric Longenhagen

Ranking the Prospects Traded During the 2020 Deadline by Eric Longenhagen

Updated prospect lists and farm system rankings on The Board

The Trade Deadline Winners, Losers … and a Few Surprises by Craig Edwards

Team-by-team Trade Breakdowns

Angels
The A’s Patch Their Lone Offensive Hole With Tommy La Stella by Eric Longenhagen

Trade Spree! Padres Add Jason Castro in Third Deadline Trade by Ben Clemens

Reds Land Archie Bradley, Brian Goodwin Just Ahead of Deadline Buzzer by Tony Wolfe

A’s
The A’s Patch Their Lone Offensive Hole With Tommy La Stella by Eric Longenhagen

A’s Add to Rotation While Rangers Get Comparatively Minor Return by Jay Jaffe

Blue Jays
Blue Jays Add Taijuan Walker for Depth by Ben Clemens

Blue Jays Add Jonathan Villar as Bichette Insurance by Craig Edwards

Toronto Adds To Stockpile of Arms, Acquires Ray From D-Backs by Tony Wolfe

Blue Jays Trade for Ross Stripling by Ben Clemens

Braves
The Braves Add Pitching Depth by Ben Clemens

Brewers
Phillies Upgrade Battered Bullpen with Phelps by Jay Jaffe

Cubs
José Martínez Returns to the NL Central by Dan Szymborski

Cubs Acquire Chafin, Osich from Diamondbacks, Red Sox by Rachael McDaniel

Cubs Add Depth to Outfield with Cameron Maybin by Jake Mailhot

Diamondbacks
Toronto Adds To Stockpile of Arms, Acquires Ray From D-Backs by Tony Wolfe

Cubs Acquire Chafin, Osich from Diamondbacks, Red Sox by Rachael McDaniel

Reds Land Archie Bradley, Brian Goodwin Just Ahead of Deadline Buzzer by Tony Wolfe

Starling the Marlin: Miami Goes Shopping by Ben Clemens

Dodgers
Blue Jays Trade for Ross Stripling by Ben Clemens

Indians
Mike Clevinger Deal

Mariners
Austin Nola Deal

Blue Jays Add Taijuan Walker for Depth by Ben Clemens

Padres Acquire Another Reliever from the Mariners by Jake Mailhot

Marlins
Blue Jays Add Jonathan Villar as Bichette Insurance by Craig Edwards

Starling the Marlin: Miami Goes Shopping by Ben Clemens

Mets
Mets Add Three Players at Deadline, Though 2020 Impact Could Be Minimal by Jay Jaffe

Orioles
The Braves Add Pitching Depth by Ben Clemens

Mychal Givens Is Headed to the Rockies by Eric Longenhagen

Mets Add Three Players at Deadline, Though 2020 Impact Could Be Minimal by Jay Jaffe

Padres
Austin Nola Deal

Mike Clevinger Deal

The Padres Bet on Trevor Rosenthal’s Resurgence by Ben Clemens

The Padres Swing Along With Mitch by Dan Szymborski

Trade Spree! Padres Add Jason Castro in Third Deadline Trade by Ben Clemens

Padres Acquire Another Reliever from the Mariners by Jake Mailhot

Phillies
Woeful Red Sox Help Phillies Patch League-Worst Bullpen by Tony Wolfe

Phillies Upgrade Battered Bullpen with Phelps by Jay Jaffe

Rangers
A’s Add to Rotation While Rangers Get Comparatively Minor Return by Jay Jaffe

Mets Add Three Players at Deadline, Though 2020 Impact Could Be Minimal by Jay Jaffe

Rays
The Rays and Royals Swap Probable Role-Players by Eric Longenhagen

José Martínez Returns to the NL Central by Dan Szymborski

Red Sox
Woeful Red Sox Help Phillies Patch League-Worst Bullpen by Tony Wolfe

The Padres Swing Along With Mitch by Dan Szymborski

Rockies Add Kevin Pillar by Dan Szymborski

Cubs Acquire Chafin, Osich from Diamondbacks, Red Sox by Rachael McDaniel

Reds
Reds Land Archie Bradley, Brian Goodwin Just Ahead of Deadline Buzzer by Tony Wolfe

Rockies
Mychal Givens Is Headed to the Rockies by Eric Longenhagen

Rockies Add Kevin Pillar by Dan Szymborski

Royals
The Rays and Royals Swap Probable Role-Players by Eric Longenhagen

The Padres Bet on Trevor Rosenthal’s Resurgence by Ben Clemens

Tigers
Cubs Add Depth to Outfield with Cameron Maybin by Jake Mailhot





 

Meg is the managing editor of FanGraphs and the co-host of Effectively Wild. Prior to joining FanGraphs, her work appeared at Baseball Prospectus, Lookout Landing, and Just A Bit Outside. You can follow her on twitter @megrowler.

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Jimmember
3 years ago

Excellent work, as always. I have read them all. I like being retired.

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