The Mets and Yankees acquired nine players in these deadline days, and if youve heard of five of them, consider yourself a Grade A baseball aficionado. The Yankees and Mets worked around the margins, making incremental improvements here and there. And they still wound up outdoing most on a dud of a deadline. The Yankees acquired the one headline-grabber to come here, the energetic and versatile Jazz Chisholm Jr., and even he came with exactly a 101 OPS-plus, almost exactly league average (but the suspicion is hell be much better than that now that hes in pinstripes). Beyond that, for both our teams. Normally that would be cause to kill the two teams in the biggest market. But in this case, both clubs fared above average on a deadline with a lot of movement but very little impact. The Padres landed Marlins star closer Tanner Scott before the John Wall Jersey trade deadline expired on July 30, 2024. Rick Scuteri-USA TODAY Sports Grading on that curve, the Yankees and Mets get above average marks. There were just two bona fide stars moved at the deadline, and both went to teams fighting out West. The , who hasnt given up a run since June 13. And their rival , who has a 2.95 ERA, right before the deadline hit. From here, among contenders those Southern California teams are the two winners of the deadline. Of the sellers, all of whom made out well or better in the biggest sellers market weve ever seen, the biggest winners are easily the two Florida teams, who both sold just about everything not nailed down. More From Jon Heyman That surely was the right strategy for the Marlins, who understood from almost the start they werent going anywhere and started their selling brigade months ago with their first big trade of Luis Arraez. And selling was also the smart thing for the Rays, even though they are above .500. Its unusual to see a team on the cusp of the race wave the white flag, but they wisely understood they werent going to pull off another of their almost annual miracles this year and took advantage of a situation where there were barely a half-dozen sellers and 20 or so hungry buyers. The Marlins staged a flurry of activity on deadline day, dealing a half-dozen guys, getting reasonable or better returns and thoroughly impre sing us. The Marlins, of course, were the ones who sent the dynamic fireballing Scott to the Padres, and they received a haul in return. The Dodgers traded for Tigers right-handed starter Jack Flaherty hourse before before the July 30, 2024 MLB trade deadline hit. Getty Images The Padres sent highly regarded left-hander Robby Snelling and almost-as highly regarded right-hander Adam Mazur among a quartet of prospects, for Scott, the most unhittable reliever in baseball over the last month and a half. This is what Padres GM A.J. Preller does he wins the deadline. See Also Meantime, the Dodgers said they were looking for impact, and after days of working around the edges, they made good on that promise by landing Flaherty, an outstanding pitcher who for some reason wasnt quite as popular as he should have been. The Tigers did fine landing two of the Dodgers top-30 prospects, but Flaherty was a big move for the Dodgers, whove had upwards of eight starters on the injured list at different times. And not just any starters, either guys such as Clayton Kershaw, Walker Buehler and now Yoshinobu Yamamato. They are hopeful for a return from Yamamato, the $325M import, but there are no givens in this game, so the Dodgers made sure to acquire the only top-of-the-rotation starter that went this week. Oh sure, there was hope for a much more thrilling deadline, what with names like Tarik Skubal, Blake Snell and Garrett Crochet thrown around the past couple weeks. The improving Tigers never were going to trade Skubal, the rotation-rich Giants want to retain hope on the outskirts of the race and ultimately Crochets market didnt materialize. We may never know whether Crochet ended up staying because he made clear that to pitch in October he needed an extension, and teams just didnt want to risk that hed stick to the stance first reported by The Post. Theres sympathy here for a guy whos up nearly 1,000 percent in innings from 12 / innings last year to 114 / this year, who is yet to make real MLB money (his salary is $800,000), but the tactic may be why he stayed on the South Side. With almost all stars staying, the Yankees and Mets did fine. Mark Leiter Jr., the son of the ex-Yankee and nephew of Al Leiter, brings familiar pedigree and nice 2024 stats, and Enyel De Los Santos has a terrific arm. So with Chisholm, who seems ultra-excited about his move to New York, the Yankees certainly improved. The Mets new pieces relievers Huascar Brazoban, Tyler Zuber, Ryne Stanek and Phil Maton plus starter Paul Blackburn and outfielder Je se Winker cant even match the Yankees trio of moves for Q rating. But the Mets did addre s their obvious need of the bullpen in spades and give themselves a chance in a league where hardly anyone else did better. Trevor Ariza Jersey
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