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The annual August calculus of playoff probability against prospect cost defined this year's Major League Baseball trade deadline, with contenders across both leagues moving to close the gap between their current rosters and postseason readiness.
The Los Angeles Dodgers made the signature move, acquiring two-time reigning Cy Young Award winner Tarik Skubal from the Detroit Tigers for two prospects, buying nine to ten starts from one of baseball's best pitchers down the stretch.
Below that headline, a dense cluster of deals reshaped catching markets, rotation depth, and the prospect valuations that serve as the currency of every transaction.
Rutschman moves to Boston in a five-player return Baltimore, sitting 11.5 games back in the American League East and effectively conceding the wild card, traded catcher Adley Rutschman to the Boston Red Sox for a return headlined by Anthony Eyanson, ranked 27th among all prospects by FanGraphs, and Kyson Witherspoon, Boston's first-round pick just a year ago.
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