Trade Deadline 2017 Omnibus Post
Lots of trades happen in the run up to the non-waiver trade deadline. It can be hard to keep track of everything that’s gone down, so we’re here to help. Below you’ll find a rundown of all the #content that we’ve published in accordance with trades that have actually happened. They’re in chronological order as best as I can tell, and cover trades that were made earlier in the month too, because those are still important. We’ll start with the two prospect rankings from Chris and Eric, which were just published earlier today.
Prospect Rankings
- Ranking the Prospects Traded During Deadline Season, by Eric Longenhagen
- Projecting All of the Prospects Traded at the Deadline, by Chris Mitchell
Now on to the individual trades. Note that the date listed is the date the trade was consummated, not necessarily the date each article listed was published.
July 13: Cubs Acquire Jose Quintana
- Cubs and White Sox Pull off Jose Quintana Blockbuster, by Dave Cameron
- Cubs Accurately Rate Underrated Jose Quintana, by Jeff Sullivan
- Projecting the Prospects in the Jose Quintana Trade, by Chris Mitchell
- Belated Trade Analysis: White Sox Acquire Eloy Jimenez and Co., by Eric Longenhagen
July 16: Nationals Acquire Sean Doolittle, Ryan Madson
- Nationals Make Inevitable Trade for Actual Good Relievers, by Jeff Sullivan
- Projecting Sheldon Neuse, Part of the Return for Doolittle and Madson, by Chris Mitchell
July 18: Dbacks Acquire J.D. Martinez
- Diamondbacks Land J.D. Martinez, Best Bat on Market, by Dave Cameron
- Arizona Diamondbacks Get Major Upgrade in J.D. Martinez, by Craig Edwards
- Projecting the Prospects in the J.D. Martinez Trade, by Chris Mitchell
- The Lessons of the J.D. Martinez Trade, by Dave Cameron
July 18: Yankees Acquire Todd Frazier, David Robertson, Tommy Kahnle
- Yankees Reportedly Go Shopping From Red Sox Wish List, by Dave Cameron
- Yankees Build a Super Bullpen and Find a Real First Baseman, by Travis Sawchick
- Projecting the Prospects in the Yankees-White Sox Trade, by Chris Mitchell
- The Yankees Bullpen Could Be Something Unbelievable, by Jeff Sullivan
- The White Sox’ Big Bets On Risk, by Dave Cameron
- Belated Trade Analysis: White Sox Acquire Blake Rutherford & Co., by Eric Longenhagen
July 20: Mariners Acquire David Phelps
- Mariners Get David Phelps, Who Is Good, by Jeff Sullivan
July 21: Twins Acquire Jaime Garcia
- Jaime Garcia Is About Right for the Twins, by Travis Sawchick
- Scouting New Braves Prospect Huascar Ynoa, by Eric Longenhagen
July 21: Mariners Acquire Marco Gonzales
- Mariners and Cardinals Swap Upside For Depth, by Dave Cameron
- Projecting Tyler O’Neill and Marco Gonzales, by Chris Mitchell
July 24: Royals Acquire Trevor Cahill, Ryan Buchter, Brandon Maurer
- Royals Get One of the Most Intriguing Players Available, by Jeff Sullivan
- Scouting Esteury Ruiz and Matt Strahm, New Padres, by Eric Longenhagen
July 25: Brewers Acquire Anthony Swarzak
- Brewers as Buyers: Milwaukee Reportedly Acquires Swarzak from White Sox, by Travis Sawchick
July 26: Red Sox Acquire Eduardo Nunez
- Red Sox Acquire Eduardo Nunez, Who Is Okay, by Dave Cameron
- Scouting the Giants Return for Eduardo Nunez, by Eric Longenhagen
July 26: Rockies Acquire Pat Neshek
- Rockies Acquire Pat Neshek, Want to Kill You with Sliders, by Paul Swydan
- Scouting Philadelphia’s Return for Pat Neshek, by Eric Longenhagen
July 27: Rays Acquire Lucas Duda
- Lucas Duda Is on the Rays Now, by Jeff Sullivan
July 28: The Phillies Deal Jeremy Hellickson, Howie Kendrick
- The Phillies’ Returns for Hellickson and Kendrick, by Eric Longenhagen
July 28: Minor Trades Roundup
- Projecting the Prospects Traded on Friday Night, by Chris Mitchell
July 30: The Yankees Acquire Jaime Garcia
- Jaime Garcia Traded to New York, Becomes Poor-Man’s Mike Piazza, by Paul Swydan
- Projecting Zack Littel and Dietrich Enns, by Chris Mitchell
July 30: The Royals Acquire Melky Cabrera
- Royals Reunite With Melky Cabrera, by Dave Cameron
- Projecting A.J. Puckett and Andre Davis, by Chris Mitchell
- Scouting A.J. Puckett and Andre Davis, by Eric Longenhagen
July 30: The Rockies Acquire Jonathan Lucroy
- Rockies Get Catcher in Severe Decline, Improve, by Jeff Sullivan
July 30/31: The Cubs Acquire Justin Wilson, Alex Avila
- Cubs Win Justin Wilson Bidding War, by Dave Cameron
- Scouting Jeimer Candelario and Isaac Paredes, by Eric Longenhagen
- Projecting Jeimer Candelario and Isaac Paredes, by Chris Mitchell
July 31: The Red Sox Acquire Addison Reed
- The Red Sox Now Have a Second Good Reliever, by Jeff Sullivan
- Scouting the Mets Return for Addison Reed, by Eric Longenhagen
July 31: The Yankees Acquire Sonny Gray
- Yankees Land Sonny Gray; A’s Get Serious Upside, by Dave Cameron
- Projecting Dustin Fowler and Jorge Mateo, by Chris Mitchell
- Scouting Dustin Fowler, James Kaprielian and Jorge Mateo, by Eric Longenhagen
- With Sonny Gray, the Yankees Are World Series-Ready, by Jeff Sullivan
July 31: The Astros Acquire Francisco Liriano
- Astros Add Francisco Liriano, Plan an Experiment, by Travis Sawchick
- Projecting Teoscar Hernandez, by Chris Mitchell
July 31: The Indians Acquire Joe Smith
- Cleveland Nets Relief Help in Joe Smith, by Paul Swydan
July 31: The Dodgers Acquire Yu Darvish
- Dodgers Add Yu Darvish, Look Absurdly Good Now, by Dave Cameron
- Scouting Willie Calhoun and the Yu Darvish Return, by Eric Longenhagen
- The Dodgers Did Not Steal Yu Darvish, by Dave Cameron
- Projecting Willie Calhoun, Brendon Davis and A.J. Alexy, by Chris Mitchell
July 31: Reliever Roundup
- The Best Reliever Traded at the Deadline, by Eno Sarris
Paul Swydan used to be the managing editor of The Hardball Times, a writer and editor for FanGraphs and a writer for Boston.com and The Boston Globe. Now, he owns The Silver Unicorn Bookstore, an independent bookstore in Acton, Mass. Follow him on Twitter @Swydan. Follow the store @SilUnicornActon.
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