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No Matter How Hard You Try, the Matt Morris Trade Will Never Make Sense

The one resounding question from MLB's come-and-gone trade deadline remains: what on Earth were the Pirates thinking? The trade for Matt Morris -- a mediocre, overpaid pitcher -- to the Pirates -- a notoriously finicky, tightwadded team -- continues to make no sense whatsoever, except to prove further that Dave Littlefield...

Your MLB Trade Deadline Winners and Losers

Two teams vying for the playoffs made deals for big names. Two last place teams swapped players. Guys you thought were gone ended up staying. Teammates weren't happy. But really, it was just a bunch of vagabond players switching uniforms. Here are your winners and losers:Winners:Atlanta BravesSure, they gave up a top young...

Even Last-Place Teams Make Trades: Pirates, Giants Swap Players

Most people consider the trade deadline to be a time for contenders to stock up for the stretch run ... so what's a couple of last-place teams like San Francisco and Pittsburgh doing swapping players? That's what happened, as the Giants sent 32-year-old starting pitcher Matt Morris to the Pirates in exchange for...

Baseball's Best Bullpen Gets Eric Gagne

It's not a complete surprise -- we knew the deal was in the works earlier in the day -- but it's still remarkable nonetheless: the Red Sox acquired Eric Gagne from the Rangers in exchange for southpaw Kason Gabbard and minor league outfielders Engel Beltre and David Murphy. What makes this so surprising? For one, the Red...

Phillies Trade for Julio Mateo

Well, it's not quite the type of deal that's going to make anyone salivate. But on a trading deadline day with little value switching sides, we'll take what we can get. And so do the Phillies, who have traded for Julio Mateo from the Mariners for minor league shortstop Jesus Merchan.Mateo, who turns 30 on Thursday,...