MLB trade deadline 2022: Winners and losers from busy day in baseball

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What a time the 2022 MLB trade deadline was.

Baseball might have seen the biggest trade in league history, and there were plenty of other huge splashes in the days leading up to the 6 p.m. ET deadline.

There were also moves and non-moves that had to be disappointing to some fan bases.

Here are the winners and losers of the trade deadline.

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Juan Soto of the Washington Nationals hugs Manny Machado (13) of the San Diego Padres during the T-Mobile Home Run Derby at Dodger Stadium July 18, 2022, in Los Angeles. (Daniel Shirey/MLB Photos via Getty Images)

The Padres came away with the biggest prize: Juan Soto.

And that’s not all. Despite essentially being out of the NL West race, the Padres are doing what the Los Angeles Angels failed to do for their superstar, Mike Trout. The Padres are supplying Fernando Tatis Jr. a team of stars. The Padres acquired Josh Hader from the Milwaukee Brewers and also got Josh Bell in the Soto deal. They also struck late and got Brandon Drury from the Reds.

The Padres are going for it, and October figures to be fun in southern California.

The Yankees have the best record in baseball but have been humbled recently by going 2-7 against the Houston Astros and New York Mets. They had clear holes in the rotation, bullpen and outfield and filled them all by getting Frankie Montas, Scott Effross and Andrew Benintendi. If you weren’t convinced the Yanks were legitimate World Series contenders, these moves should move that needle. 

Admittedly, the Jordan Montgomery trade for Harrison Bader is a bit confusing, but it begs the question: Was Montgomery even going to have a role