Now that the trade deadline is over, we can finally breath and give a proper examination of the Texas Rangers' deadline deals.
What started off a slow burn, Texas ended up being one of the most active teams in the final hour of the deadline, acquiring three pitchers in three separate deals. It even included a false Adolis Garcia trade rumor.
The first was around 5:20 p.m. CT when Texas acquired left-handed reliever Danny Coulombe from the Minnesota Twins. An hour later the Rangers grabbed Merill Kelly from the Diamondbacks and rounded out the deadline in the final 10 minutes with more bullpen help in St.