The frenzied MLB trade deadline, with 63 trades involving 179 players – including 50 trades in the last 31 hours – was supposed to be a magical elixir for playoff contenders trying to be the last ones still standing in November.
The New York Mets and New York Yankees were declared the overwhelming winners of the deadline, remember, grabbing three relievers apiece, that were going to be invaluable in the postseason.
The Milwaukee Brewers barely did a thing, and were ridiculed again for their lack of activity.
The Los Angeles Dodgers were going to be just fine even though they did nothing more than grab a middle reliever and an extra outfielder.
The Chicago Cubs’ offense, ranked first in the major leagues through the first three months, didn’t need to do anything major, right, believing they had the firepower to hold off the Brewers while adding an injury-prone pitcher who broke down after two innings,
