2024 MLB trade deadline: Biggest winners and losers - ESPN

For an MLB trade deadline that did not feature any likely future Hall of Famers changing teams, this was a fun one based on the sheer volume of activity.

As always, let's zip through the teams that best met their deadline objectives, and those that did the worst. No neutrality here — every team either came out ahead or it didn't, though the aims of every team varied based on the standings and the need to position for the future.

Let's dig in.

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It gets a little old to pick the Dodgers as winners in yet another transaction period, but a haul of veterans including Jack Flaherty, Tommy Edman, Amed Rosario, Michael Kopech and Kevin Kiermaier is impressive.

That's a wrap on this year's deadline. Here's what you need to know about the deals that defined this trade season.

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The additions target both the rotation quality and depth while addressing what has been one of the weakest parts of the Dodgers this season — the bench. Edman and Rosario are both good enough to be regulars and can be deployed all over the field. On top of that, Kopech is still a big arm with untapped potential, who in the Dodgers' pitching program might turn out to be the biggest steal of this lot.

Finally, the Dodgers improved themselves without overdoing it in terms of prospect cost (something you might not be able to say about their division rivals to the south — we'll get to them). The addition of Kiermaier, who has already announced he will retire after the season, was a sneaky good pickup, as it's not hard to imagine him stealing a playoff game with a late-inning grab in center field.

There's no doubt the Braves have been hammered by injuries,