MLB Trade Deadline: Top 3 Winners and Losers

Well now it is August 1st and the MLB Trade deadline has come and gone. here is who I think were the winners and losers of this year deadline frenzy:

Winners

Rangers: With the bullpen additions of Mike Adams from San Deigo and Koji Uehara from Baltimore, Texas filled some important needs by assuring a better chance of holding down runs late in games. Since I dont think there were any really good starting pitchers available, bolstering that bullpen was the next best thing. It shortens the game for what I think is a very much overrated starting rotation that is although not bad, I think still no where near what it was last year.

Phillies: Adding a bat into that lineup was very key and Hunter Pence should do well in that small ballpark. I dont think he is as good as a lot of people make him but i think he is just a solid player. Their pitching is fine so adding the best bat available was key.

Giants: Adding Beltran and a winner in Orlando Cabrera were good moves because they desperately needed a bat in that lineup with Buster Posey being out for the year. I dont think he's going to be as good as he was in New York this year but he wont be a bust. He goes from one pitchers ballpark to another so thats not much help for him and his numbers but there is a lot of room out there to get extra base hits. They barely beat out the Braves for this spot only because they needed a bat more than Atlanta did although as I said before the Michael Bourne trade wouldve been the best option for Atlanta.

Losers

Astros: Lets just face it. They gave up on the next five years. Pretty much all hope is gone there and I expect 3 more 100 loss seasons upcoming for Houston. Yes they got some good prospects from Philly, but they got virtually nothing from Atlanta and giving up your 2 best players shows that you know you guys have no hope and no chance (which you dont have) and gives the fans a reason to just not show up to your games. Pray those prospects develop. This was too easy.

Reds: Being 6.5 games out of first at this point, to not do anything considering everyone above you made changes by making their team better seems very skeptical. It seems like they are missing something. My guess is pitching because they are a good offensive team. They are still in this race and basically they look like they are just laid back and riding this season through as is. Outside of Cueto, their starting pitching is mediocre at best and are decent end of the rotation pitchers.

Angels: They needed to do something to catch up to what is a now better Texas Rangers. They could've used another starter and another bat in a okay at best lineup. Do they really think doing nothing will help them propel past Texas? Can you really bank on Texas collapsing? "C'mon Son!?!?" - Ed Lover

Dark Horse Winner- Mets: Lets give them some credit. Got rid of expensive pieces they wont keep and got Wheeler who is a good prospect while still giving those Mets fans a reason to attend games by trying to keep Jose Reyes. Good job!

Dark Horse Loser- Rays: Here is the first part of the slow and steady collapse as your key players will eventually leave because you cant afford them. You asked for too much for BJ Upton and when he leaves you're not going to get anything out of it keep in mind your done this year being 8.5 games back of the wild card.