At the risk of sounding like a Jed Hoyer apologist, this was a really weird deadline when it came to starting pitchers. Barring an unreported deal sneaking through well after the bell, several of the big names expected to be on the move ended up staying put. That includes MacKenzie Gore, Joe Ryan, Dylan Cease, Mitch Keller, Edward Cabrera, and Sandy Alcántara.
This isn’t one of those “Well, at least we tried” situations where the front office is just trying to put up a plausible effort for fan service.