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2025 MLB trade deadline grades: Report cards for every deal

It's MLB trade season!

From the early deals that got things started to the last-minute rush of deadline day activity on Thursday, this is your one-stop shop for grades and analysis breaking down the details for every trade as they go down.

Follow along as ESPN MLB experts Bradford Doolittle and David Schoenfield evaluate and grade each move, with the most recent grades at the top. This story will continue to be updated, so be sure to return for the freshest deadline analysis.

Yankees land Bednar, boost struggling bullpen

Yankees get:
RHP David Bednar

Pirates get:
C Rafael Flores
C Edgleen Perez
OF Brian Sanchez

Yankees grade: B+

It's no secret the Yankees desired bullpen help -- usually a strength of the team, the pen ranks 21st in the majors with a 4.