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The Kazmir deal has been completed today, with Sean Rodriguez heading to Tampa Bay. By my count, this makes three solid prospects for a player who you could make the argument has little to no...

The Pirates acquired 18 players in their trades this season. Do these players come out to be worth more than the players they were dealt for?

In Part 1 of this series, I looked at the players that the Pittsburgh Pirates traded that I believed would provide the most value for their respective new teams. Using ZiPS rest-of-season projections and some projecting and estimation of expected value, I came up with WAR values for the remainder of their team-controlled years and calculated the surplus value you would estimate using Sky's Trade Value Calculator.

Alex Rios was claimed today on waivers by an unknown team. Some claim that this is the perfect opportunity for the Blue Jays to unload salary. Is Rios really sunk costs at this point? We explore.

The Pittsburgh Pirates traded a lot of their current-season team core this year in an attempt to rebuild their tattered farm system and organization. How much value did they trade away and can they recoup it with the prospects acquired?

Jake Peavy's good, but not great. And he's not cheap. The White Sox will pay him free agent money and had to give up a nice haul of prospects for that right. Nice move for the Padres.

The Red Sox acquired Victor Martinez today in their push for the playoffs. They give up talented pitchers Nick Hagadone and Justin Masterson and Bryan Price, but manage to hold on to Buchholz, Bowden, and Bard.

The Detroit Tigers acquired one of the best starters in the league according to ERA in Jarrod Washburn. Washburn's been a feel-good story this year, but will it feel good for the Tigers?

BtB Trade Deadline Open Discussion -- Uh, that's pretty self-explanatory.

Cliff Lee to the Indians was the big trade, but you may have missed some of the smaller deals. We cover everything that's happened in the last three days.