Last Thursday was the MLB trading deadline. The deadline was one of the most action packed ones in history, including 2 major blockbuster trades. The first one involved the Oakland A's and the Boston Red Sox. The Red Sox sent Jon Lester, a 30 year old LHP who is one of the best AL pitchers, and Jonny Gomes, a 33 year old outfielder, to the A's. The A's gave them Yoenis Cespedes, a 28 year old Cuban slugging outfielder and their competitive balance pick after the 2nd round of the 2015 MLB draft. I think that the trade helps out both clubs because it gives the A's another stud pitcher to help in playoffs (Lester has already won two world series), and it gives the Red Sox a power bat to help them get back to winning and the playoffs next year.
Overall, even though I am a little upset that the A's traded Cespedes, Lester should help them down the stretch.
The A's also traded Tommy Milone to the Twins for Sam Fuld who was with the team in spring training and at the start of the season.
The other trade involved the Tigers, Rays, and Mariners.
The Tigers sent centerfielder Austin Jackson to the Mariners and LHP Drew Smyly to the Rays along with a minor league infielder. The Mariners sent Nick Franklin to the Rays, and the Rays traded David Price, their best pitcher, to the Tigers to further improve their rotation and their team.
With these two trades I hope that it's A's vs. Tigers in the ALCS because I think that will be an amazing series since those are the two best teams.
Those weren't the only trades made on that day as the Red Sox also traded pitchers John Lackey to the Cardinals, Andrew Miller to the Orioles, and Felix Doubrant to the Cubs.
There were plenty of other trades, but I don't want to talk about them all so I just talked about the big ones and the team who traded the most players.
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