The 2024 MLB Trade Deadline came and out without many fireworks.
Quick summary…San Diego traded a bunch of their top prospects for closer Tanner Scott.
The Orioles ended up adding a few SP in Zach Eflin and Trevor Rogers.
They also were able to acquire a salary dump player in Eloy Jimenez.
Royals snagged a solid reliever Lucas Erceg.
Sox got a few relievers in Lucas Sims and Luis Garcia.
Yankees got Jazz the other day as well as relievers Mark Leiter Jr. and Enyel De Los Santos today.
Jessie Winker is now on the Mets along with Paul Blackburn.
Kikuchi went to Astros for a pretty big haul that shocked a lot of people around the league.
Guardians got themselves a solid bat in Lane Thomas.
A big one that did come in with just minutes to spare was for Tigers SP Jack Flaherty.
Detroit had to trade this guy considering they’re not a playoff team and he was a true rental.
Flaherty has found something this year with the Tigers and kinda rejuvenated his career.
Last year he was acquired by the Orioles at the deadline as a flyer.
Well, he did a lot more than just build up some value.
His numbers to this point?
The Dodgers desperately needed this kind of deal with the uncertainty they have going with their rotation.
Yamamoto has been out since mid-June and is just starting to throw bullpens this week.
He’s probably a late August option if things go well.
Glasnow, Kershaw, Gavin Stone, and River Ryan are your other options after that.
Walker Buehler is a mess and currently on the IL.
You add Flaherty to the mix and you feel a whole lot better about yourself.
I wanted Flaherty bad and think it’s crazy the Yankees weren’t able to top that.
Who knows how hard they tried with Cashman at the helm.
Either way, the prize of the deadline goes to the Dodgers.
Does he have the script?
