There was excitement for Correa to join the likes of Byron Buxton, an otherworldly talent whose only barrier to superstardom had been health, and Royce Lewis, the No. 1 overall pick in the 2017 draft, who made his major-league debut that season.

The Red Sox made two additions to the pitching staff at the deadline, sending away only prospects. Breslow said he believes the team the front office has built can "make it to the postseason.”

Another MLB trade deadline has come and gone, the annual event at which each team, at least theoretically, is trying to improve its fortunes, either for this season or for some time in the future. So how did each team do? Who got better? Who got worse? Who stayed about the same? Let's run through all the moves and grade each team's trade deadline.