Now that the trade deadline has passed, it’s time for the quick(ish) knee-jerk reactions about the deadline in whole. We’ll be getting to more Arizona-specific takes over the next few days.
The headline to this deadline isn’t one move. The headline to this deadline is how active it was. The sheer volume of, not just tweaking moves, but true needle-moving deals is something that I cannot remember seeing and I have been covering this sport for a few decades now. And this wasn’t only about superstars on expiring contracts moving either. This had controllable star talent moving. This deadline also featured multiple members of the MLB overall top-100 prospects list switching teams, with the #3…
