InjuryFantasy impact
The headline deals grab attention, but secondary trades often reshape contender rotations and benches.
The trade deadline's biggest names dominate the headlines, but the depth moves—the second starters, the bench bats, the bullpen arms teams slot in quietly—often determine October fate more than any single marquee acquisition. A contender landing a mid-rotation starter or a left-handed pinch hitter at the deadline can unlock a lineup or patch a rotation hole that no single ace ever could.
In a stretch run where rosters are set, injuries are rampant, and every at-bat matters, the non-headliner trades frequently deliver more concrete value than the splashy ones. Depth, flexibility, and fit—not name recognition—win Septembers.
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