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Trade Retrospectives
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March 8, 2026
Trade Retrospective: The A’s trade Gio González to the Nationals for A.J. Cole and prospects
The A’s got a great deal for González, but the results show how hard it can be to project pitcher performance.
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March 1, 2026
Trade Retrospective: the A’s trade Trevor Cahill to the Diamondbacks for Jarrod Parker
Billy Beane nailed the Andrew Bailey trade, but it’s tough to see his reasoning behind this transaction.
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February 22, 2026
Trade retrospective: the A’s send Andrew Bailey to the Red Sox for Josh Reddick
Overpaying for relievers was not a good idea back then either.
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February 15, 2026
Trade Retrospective: The Cubs acquire Anthony Rizzo from the Padres for Andrew Cashner
Theo Epstein’s first major move with the Cubs was especially impactful.
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February 8, 2026
Trade Retrospective: The infamous trade of Jesús Montero for Michael Pineda
What might be the most memorable trade of this series will go down in history for all the wrong reasons.
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February 1, 2026
Trade Retrospective: Astros trade Michael Bourn to the Braves
The Astros gave up a solid major leaguer for little return.
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January 25, 2026
Trade Retrospective: Astros trade Hunter Pence to the Phillies
Midway through 2011, the Astros got a nice prospect package for Pence, while the Phillies got a big upgrade in the outfield.
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January 18, 2026
Trade Retrospective: Rangers send Chris Davis to the Orioles in exchange for Koji Uehara
The Rangers smartly chose Uehara over Heath Bell, but who knew what Davis was capable of back then?
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January 12, 2026
Trade Retrospective: Cardinals acquire Edwin Jackson, send Colby Rasmus to the Blue Jays
The Cardinals sold very low on Rasmus, and it worked out because they’re the Cardinals.
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March 18, 2026
Trade Retrospective: Three team deal nets Kluber
In a last second deal at the 2010 trade deadline, the Indians, Padres, and Cardinals completed a small trade sending Jake Westbrook to St. Louis, and a little known prospect to Cleveland.
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March 9, 2026
Trade Retrospective: Mariners move Lee to Rangers
After going 33-44 through the first three months of the 2010 season, the Mariners dealt Cliff Lee to their division rivals for a package headlined by Justin Smoak.
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March 3, 2026
Trade Retrospective: Phils add Oswalt at deadline
Looking to grab a third straight National League pennant, the Phillies added Astros' homegrown ace Roy Oswalt at the 2010 trade deadline for a package of young talent. Who is winning the deal?
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February 25, 2026
Trade Retrospective: DBacks move Haren to Angels
The right-handed starter was moved for a package headlined by future rotation piece Patrick Corbin - who received the most value from this deadline deal?
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February 17, 2026
Trade Retrospective: Marlins move Maybin and Uggla
Five offseasons ago, the Marlins moved a pair of young bats: Cameron Maybin to the Padres, and Dan Uggla to the Braves.
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February 11, 2026
Trade Retrospective: Red Sox's Rizzo for Gonzalez
Five off-seasons ago, the Red Sox moved a significant package (including first-base prospect Anthony Rizzo) for the Padres' Adrian Gonzalez. Treating today as a snapshot in time, who's winning this trade?
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February 1, 2026
Trade Retrospective: Royals' Greinke to Brewers
Despite Greinke's persistent ace status, five years later this trade is more remembered for the group of players Kansas City received in return.
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January 18, 2026
Matt Garza to the Cubs, five years later
There is a saying in baseball that the team who receives the best present player in a trade, wins it. This trade is counter-evidence to that idea.
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December 30, 2025
Four years in, who's winning the Mat Latos trade?
Four years after the Padres and Reds' blockbuster deal, all five of the pieces involved are established Major League players who have moved on to yet another team.