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David Schoenfield / ESPN:
Winners and losers of an unexpectedly wild MLB trade deadline — Just remember, sometimes the biggest deals don't end up being the most important. See: Nathan Eovaldi and Steve Pearce for the 2018 Red Sox. Anyway, let's review some of the winners and losers from a 2019 MLB trade deadline that finished with a flurry of activity.
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Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, DRaysBay, Sports Illustrated, The Big Lead and BaltimoreBaseball.com
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Jenna West / Sports Illustrated:
Astros Acquire Zack Greinke From Diamondbacks for Prospects — The Astros acquired Zack Greinke from the Diamondbacks in exchange for four prospects. — The Astros acquired starter Zack Greinke from the Diamondbacks on Wednesday, the club announced. — Arizona will receive four …
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astros.mlblogs.com and The Ringer
Matt Martell / Sports Illustrated:
Grading the Astros' Trade for Zack Greinke — The Astros made a big splash in the final seconds of the deadline, sending the Diamondbacks a haul of prospects to reel in the former Cy Young Award winner. So how does the deal grade out? — When the starting pitching market stalled for Zack Wheeler …
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Arizona Sports and MLB Baseball News …
Sports Illustrated:
MLB Trade Deadline Tracker: Analyzing the Biggest Deals That Did (and Didn't) Happen — Follow along with SI's MLB crew as it analyzes the biggest news and rumors of trade deadline day. The clock officially stops ticking at 4 p.m. ET. — The trade deadline has come and gone.
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The Crawfish Boxes, Halos Heaven, MLB Baseball News …, Arizona Sports and The Athletic
Nick Piecoro / Arizona Republic:
Arizona Diamondbacks trade Zack Greinke to Houston Astros
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baseballmusings.com
Coley Harvey / ESPN:
Cashman: Yanks weren't close to deadline deals — NEW YORK — Yankees general manager Brian Cashman stood firmly behind his organization's inactivity at Wednesday's trade deadline, saying that despite his best efforts, he had trouble finding fair offers with the potential trade partners he spoke to in recent weeks.
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Pinstripe Alley and MLB Trade Rumors
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Jake Seiner / MLB Baseball News, Scores …:
Yanks stand pat at deadline, beat Diamondbacks 7-5
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Pinstripe Alley and AZ Snake Pit
ESPN:
Nats get ‘new toys,’ add three to taxed bullpen — MLB, Washington Nationals, Toronto Blue Jays, Seattle Mariners — The Washington Nationals bolstered their bullpen before the trade deadline Wednesday, acquiring veteran right-hander Daniel Hudson from the Toronto Blue Jays and Roenis Elias …
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Camden Chat
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Jeff Todd / MLB Trade Rumors:
Nationals To Acquire Daniel Hudson
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Last Word on Baseball, Federal Baseball, MLB Baseball News … and MLB Daily Dish
Steve Adams / MLB Trade Rumors:
Tim Collins Elects Free Agency — Veteran lefty Tim Collins elected free agency rather than accepting an outright assignment from the Cubs, according to the Triple-A Pacific Coast League's transactions page. Chicago designated Collins, 29, for assignment over the weekend.
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Bleacher Nation
Deesha Thosar / New York Daily News:
Mets rally in the ninth against the Chicago White Sox to extend winning streak to six — CHICAGO — On Wednesday afternoon, Brodie Van Wagenen instilled added faith in his rotation by making the acquisition of Marcus Stroman his only move of the trade deadline. But he glaringly avoided replenishing his bullpen.
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South Side Sox
Alaa Abdeldaiem / Sports Illustrated:
Madison Bumgarner Remains With Giants: 'I've Got a Job to Do and I'm Going to Do It' — Bumgarner was expected to be traded before the Giants started winning. — Madison Bumgarner is staying with the San Francisco Giants after the team decided not to trade him before the deadline on Wednesday.
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NBCSports.com and MLB Baseball News …
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Tim Dierkes / MLB Trade Rumors:
Twins To Acquire Sam Dyson — The Twins have acquired reliever Sam Dyson from the Giants, according to Dan Hayes of The Athletic. Tommy Birch of the Des Moines Register was first to report rumblings of the deal. According to Birch, prospects Prelander Berroa, Jaylin Davis and Kai-Wei Teng will head to the Giants in the swap.
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Twins News, Twinkie Town, MLB Baseball News …, McCovey Chronicles and MLB Daily Dish
ESPN:
Porcello rocked, sorry for smashing dugout TVs — Boston Red Sox starter Rick Porcello took out his frustrations on a couple of TV monitors in the dugout Wednesday night. — Porcello allowed six runs on nine hits and one walk, striking out seven in 5⅔ innings before leaving with a 6-2 deficit against the Tampa Bay Rays.
Jeff Todd / MLB Trade Rumors:
Athletics Acquire Tanner Roark — The Athletics have struck a deal to acquire righty Tanner Roark plus cash from the Reds, according to Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic (Twitter link). Outfielder Jameson Hannah is headed to Cincinnati in return, per Jon Heyman of MLB Network (Twitter link).
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NBCSports.com, Athletics Nation and MLB Baseball News …
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Jeff Todd / MLB Trade Rumors:
Braves To Acquire Mark Melancon
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MLB Baseball News …, NBCSports.com, McCovey Chronicles and Bless You Boys
Connor Byrne / MLB Trade Rumors:
Braves Acquire Shane Greene
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MLive.com, Talking Chop, Sports Illustrated, Bless You Boys and Last Word on Baseball
Tom Withers / MLB Baseball News, Scores …:
Perez homers twice, Indians power past Astros 10-4 — Jason Kipnis each hit a three-run shot and the — Cleveland Indians capped a power-packed day with a 10-4 win Wednesday night over the — Houston Astros, who added another ace before the trade deadline.
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Let's Go Tribe and The Crawfish Boxes
