The 2016 MLB Trade Deadline Wrap Up
Here are all the deal that went down during July, up to today’s 3:00PM CST deadline. This was one of the crazier deadlines that I can remember. I break down the deadline deals with Russ in a podcast.
First, the deals by date:
| Date | Team 1 | Team 2 |
| 07/07/2016 | Boston Aaron Hill, 2B | Milwaukee Wendell Rijo, 2B Aaron Wilkerson, RHP |
| 07/09/2016 | Boston Brad Ziegler, RHP | Arizona Jose Almonte, RHP Luis Basabe, 2B |
| 07/14/2016 | Boston Drew Pomeranz, RHP | San Diego Anderson Espinoza, RHP |
| 07/20/16 | Chicago (NL) Mike Montgomery, LHP Jordan Pries, RHP | Seattle Paul Blackburn, RHP Dan Vogelbach, 1B |
| 07/25/2016 | Chicago (NL) Aroldis Chapman, LHP | New York (AL) Rashad Crawford, OF Billy Mckinney, OF Gleyber Torres, SS Adam Warren, RHP |
| 07/26/2016 | Toronto Joaquin Benoit, RHP | Seattle Drew Storen, RHP Cash |
| 07/26/2016 | Toronto Melvin Upton Jr, OF | San Diego Hansel Rodriguez, RHP |
| 07/27/2016 | Texas Dario Alvarez, LHP Lucas Harrell, RHP | Atlanta Travis Demeritte, 2B |
| 07/28/2016 | San Francisco Eduardo Nunez, SS | Minnesota Adalberto Mejia, LHP |
| 07/29/2016 | Miami Andrew Cashner, RHP Tayron Guerrero, RHP Colin Rea, RHP Cash | San Diego Carter Capps, RHP Luis Castillo, RHP Jared Cosart, RHP Josh Naylor, 1B |
| 07/30/2016 | Kansas City Billy Burns, OF | Oakland Brett Eibner, OF |
| 07/30/2016 | Washington Mark Melancon, RHP Cash | Pittsburgh Taylor Hearn, LHP Felipe Rivero, LHP |
| 07/30/2016 | Atlanta Matt Kemp, OF Cash | San Diego Hector Olivera, OF |
| 07/31/2016 | Cleveland Andrew Miller, LHP | New York J.P. Feyereisen, RHP Clint Frazier, OF Ben Heller, RHP Justus Sheffield, LHP |
| 07/31/2016 | St. Louis Zach Duke, LHP | Chicago (AL) Charlie Tilson, OF |
| 07/31/2016 | New York (AL) Ty Clippard, RHP | Arizona Vicente Campos, RHP |
| 07/31/2016 | Baltimore Wade Miley, LHP | Seattle Ariel Miranda, LHP |
| 08/01/2016 | New York (NL) Jay Bruce, OF | Cincinnati Dilson Hererra, 2B Max Wotell, LHP |
| 08/01/2016 | Los Angeles (NL) Rich Hill, LHP Josh Reddick, OF | Oakland Jharel Cotton, RHP Grant Holmes, RHP Frankie Montas, RHP |
| 08/01/2016 | Boston Fernando Abad, LHP | Minnesota Pat Light, RHP |
| 08/01/2016 | San Diego Colin Rea, RHP | Miami Luis Castillo, RHP |
| 08/01/2016 | Cleveland Brandon Guyer, OF | Tampa Bay Nathan Lukes, OF Jhonleider Salinas, RHP |
| 08/01/2016 | Texas Carlos Beltran, OF | New York (AL) Nick Green, RHP Eric Swanson, RHP Dillon Tate, RHP |
| 08/01/2016 | San Francisco Will Smith, LHP | Milwaukee Phil Bickford, RHP Andrew Susac, C |
| 08/01/2016 | Toronto Scott Feldman, RHP | Houston Lupe Chavez, RHP |
| 08/01/2016 | Los Angeles (NL) Jesse Chavez, RHP Cash | Toronto Mike Bolsinger, RHP |
| 08/01/2016 | Texas Jeremy Jeffress, RHP Jonathan Lucroy, C | Milwaukee Lewis Brinson, OF Luis Ortiz, RHP PTBNL |
| 08/01/2016 | Minnesota Alan Busenitz, RHP Hector Santiago, LHP | Los Angeles (AL) Alex Meyer, RHP Ricky Nolasco, RHP Cash |
| 08/01/2016 | Chicago (NL) Joe Smith, RHP | Los Angeles (AL) Jesus Castillo, RHP |
| 08/01/2016 | Pittsburgh Ivan Nova, RHP | New York (AL) PTBNL x2 |
| 08/01/2016 | San Francisco Matt Moore, LHP Cash | Tampa Bay Matt Duffy, 3B Lucius Fox, SS Michael Santos, RHP |
| 08/01/2016 | Baltimore Steve Pearce, OF | Tampa Bay Jonah Heim, C |
| 08/01/2016 | New York (NL) Jon Niese, RHP | Pittsburgh Antonio Bastardo, LHP |
| 08/01/2016 | Toronto Francisco Liriano, LHP Reese McGuire, C Harold Ramirez, 2B | Pittsburgh Drew Hutchison, RHP |
| 08/01/2016 | Los Angeles (NL) Josh Fields, RHP | Houston Yordan Alvarez, 1B |
The big deal that didn’t happen: Lucroy to Cleveland for Francisco Mejia (C), Yu-Cheng Chang (SS), Greg Allen (OF), and Shawn Armstrong (RHP).
Here are the deals by team since the beginning of the season:
| Team | Additions | Subtractions |
| Atlanta | Travis Demeritte, 2B Caleb Dirks, RHP Matt Kemp, OF Brian Matusz, LHP* Adam McCreery, LHP Akeel Morris, RHP Philip Pfeier, LHP Sean Ratcliffe, RHP 2016 2nd Round Comp Pick | Dario Alvarez, RHP Brandon Barker, RHP Trevor Belicek, LHP Jhoulys Chacin, RHP Jason Grilli, RHP Lucas Harrell, RHP Kelly Johnson, 2B Bud Norris, RHP Hector Olivera, OF Dian Toscano, OF |
| Arizona | Jose Almonte, RHP Luis Basabe, 2B Vicente Campos, RHP | Ty Clippard, RHP Brad Zigler, RHP |
| Baltimore | Brandon Barker, RHP Trevor Belicek, LHP Wade Miley, LHP Steve Pearce, OF | Jonah Heim, C Brian Matusz, LHP Ariel Miranda, LHP 2016 2nd Round Comp Pick |
| Boston | Fernando Abad, LHP Aaron Hill, 2B Drew Pomeranz, RHP Brad Zigler, RHP | Jose Almonte, RHP Luis Basabe, 2B Anderson Espinoza, RHP Pat Light, RHP Wendell Rijo, 2B Aaron Wilkerson, RHP |
| Chicago (AL) | James Shields, RHP Charlie Tilson, OF | Zach Duke, LHP Erik Johnson, RHP Fernando Tatis Jr, SS |
| Chicago (NL) | Aroldis Chapman, LHP Chris Coghlan, OF Mike Montgomery, LHP Jordan Pries, RHP Joe Smith, RHP | Arismendy Alcantara, 2B Paul Blackburn, RHP Jesus Castillo, RHP Rashad Crawford, OF Billy Mckinney, OF Gleyber Torres, SS Dan Vogelbach, 1B Adam Warren, RHP |
| Cincinnati | Dilson Hererra, 2B Max Wotell, LHP | Jay Bruce, OF |
| Cleveland | Brandon Guyer, OF Andrew Miller, LHP | J.P. Feyereisen, RHP Clint Frazier, OF Ben Heller, RHP Nathan Lukes, OF Jhonleider Salinas, RHP Justus Sheffield, LHP |
| Houston | Yordan Alvarez, 1B Lupe Chavez, RHP | Scott Feldman, RHP Josh Fields, RHP |
| Kansas City | Billy Burns, OF | Brett Eibner, OF |
| Los Angeles (AL) | Jesus Castillo, RHP Jhoulys Chacin, RHP Alex Meyer, RHP Ricky Nolasco, RHP | Adam McCreery, LHP Hector Santiago, LHP Joe Smith, RHP |
| Los Angeles (NL) | Jesse Chavez, RHP Josh Fields, RHP Rich Hill, LHP Bud Norris, RHP Josh Reddick, OF Chris Taylor, SS Dian Toscano, OF | Yordan Alvarez, 1B Mike Bolsinger, RHP Jharel Cotton, RHP Caleb Dirks, RHP Grant Holmes, RHP Frankie Montas, RHP Zach Lee, RHP Philip Pfeier, LHP |
| Miami | Andrew Cashner, RHP Tayron Guerrero, RHP Colin Rea, RHP** Fernando Rodney, RHP | Carter Capps, RHP Luis Castillo, RHP** Jared Cosart, RHP Josh Naylor, 1B Chris Paddack, RHP |
| Milwaukee | Phil Bickford, RHP Lewis Brinson, OF Luis Ortiz, RHP Wendell Rijo, 2B Andrew Susac, C Aaron Wilkerson, RHP PTBNL | Aaron Hill, 2B Jeremy Jeffress, RHP Jonathan Lucroy, C Will Smith, LHP |
| Minnesota | Pat Light, RHP Adalberto Mejia, LHP Hector Santiago, LHP | Fernando Abad, LHP Alex Meyer, RHP Ricky Nolasco, RHP Eduardo Nunez, SS |
| New York (AL) | Ty Clippard, RHP Rashad Crawford, OF J.P. Feyereisen, RHP Clint Frazier, OF Nick Green, RHP Ben Heller, RHP Billy Mckinney, OF Justus Sheffield, LHP Eric Swanson, RHP Dillon Tate, RHP Gleyber Torres, SS Adam Warren, RHP PTBNL x2 | Carlos Beltran, OF Vicente Campos, RHP Aroldis Chapman, LHP Andrew Miller, LHP Ivan Nova, RHP |
| New York (NL) | Jay Bruce, OF Kelly Johnson, 2B Jon Niese, RHP | Antonio Bastardo, LHP Dilson Hererra, 2B Akeel Morris, RHP Max Wotell, LHP |
| Oakland | Arismendy Alcantara, 2B Jharel Cotton, RHP Brett Eibner, OF Grant Holmes, RHP Frankie Montas, RHP | Billy Burns, OF Chris Coghlan, OF Rich Hill, LHP Josh Reddick, OF |
| Pittsburgh | Antonio Bastardo, LHP Taylor Hearn, LHP Drew Hutchison, RHP Ivan Nova, RHP Felipe Rivero, LHP | Francisco Liriano, LHP Reese McGuire, C Mark Melancon, RHP Jon Niese, RHP Harold Ramirez, 2B PTBNL x2 |
| San Diego | Carter Capps, RHP Luis Castillo, RHP** Jared Cosart, RHP Anderson Espinoza, RHP Erik Johnson, RHP Josh Naylor, 1B Hector Olivera, OF*** Chris Paddack, RHP Hansel Rodriguez, RHP Fernando Tatis Jr, SS | Andrew Cashner, RHP Tayron Guerrero, RHP Matt Kemp, OF Drew Pomeranz, RHP Colin Rea, RHP** Fernando Rodney, RHP James Shields, RHP Melvin Upton Jr |
| San Francisco | Matt Moore, LHP Eduardo Nunez, SS Will Smith, LHP | Phil Bickford, RHP Matt Duffy, 3B Lucius Fox, SS Adalberto Mejia, LHP Michael Santos, RHP Andrew Susac, C |
| Seattle | Paul Blackburn, RHP Zach Lee, RHP Ariel Miranda, LHP Drew Storen, RHP Dan Vogelbach, 1B | Joaquin Benoit, RHP Wade Miley, LHP Mike Montgomery, LHP Jordan Pries, RHP Chris Taylor, SS |
| St. Louis | Zach Duke, LHP | Charlie Tilson, OF |
| Tampa Bay | Matt Duffy, 3B Lucius Fox, SS Jonah Heim, C Nathan Lukes, OF Jhonleider Salinas, RHP Michael Santos, RHP | Brandon Guyer, OF Matt Moore, LHP Steve Pearce, OF |
| Texas | Dario Alvarez, RHP Carlos Beltran, OF Lucas Harrell, RHP Jeremy Jeffress, RHP Jonathan Lucroy, C | Lewis Brinson, OF Travis Demeritte, 2B Nick Green, RHP Luis Ortiz, RHP Eric Swanson, RHP Dillon Tate, RHP PTBNL |
| Toronto | Joaquin Benoit, RHP Mike Bolsinger, RHP Scott Feldman, RHP Jason Grilli, RHP Francisco Liriano, LHP Reese McGuire, C Harold Ramirez, 2B Melvin Upton Jr | Jesse Chavez, RHP Lupe Chavez Drew Hutchison, RHP Sean Ratcliffe, RHP Hansel Rodriguez, RHP Drew Storen, RHP |
| Washington | Mark Melancon, RHP | Taylor Hearn, LHP Felipe Rivero, LHP |
* Matusz was designated for assignment by the Braves and claimed by the Cubs.
** Rea and Castillo were traded back for each other after Rea left his first start with the Marlins with an elbow injury.
*** Olivera was designated for assignment immediately following the deal.
