Top five trade deadline deals by Red Sox general manager Theo Epstein (Yahoo! Contributor Network)

The 2011 Major League Baseball Trading Deadline has come and gone and as usual there was a flurry of deals as well as winners and losers . The New York Yankees, usually buyers at the deadline, decided to stand still. Meanwhile their A.L.

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Five things you may have missed while teams were dealing (Yahoo! Sports)

If you're a big baseball fan, there's a good chance you were glued to Jeff Passan's Trade Tracker and Big League Stew's 2011 trade deadline live blog over the weekend, monitoring the always crazy final hours of baseball's July 31 … Continue reading →

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Small-market teams turn buyers at trade deadline (AP)

Gone are the days when the New York Yankees, Boston Red Sox and Philadelphia Phillies poached all the available talent leading up to baseball's trade deadline. Some of the biggest deals this year were made by small-market teams. Michael Bourn, Ubaldo Jimenez and Ryan Ludwick were among the key players who changed clubs Sunday at the end of a topsy-turvy weekend, when the surprising Cleveland...

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Yanks eye trade market, decide to hold steady (AP)

Freddy Garcia and Bartolo Colon have made life hard on the AL East, and easy for Brian Cashman. The Yankees general manager decided he liked the hand he held and passed on the chance to add to New York's roster Sunday at the non-waiver trade deadline. "I'm very confident with the position I've taken," Cashman said after the 34-year-old Garcia pitched the Yankees past the...

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Winners, losers and tweeners from trade deadline (Yahoo! Sports)

The Rangers won big, the Yankees whiffed badly and the remaining teams fell somewhere in between at the deadline.

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Red Sox grab Erik Bedard after nixing Rich Harden deal (Yahoo! Sports)

The Boston Red Sox got some starting pitching help after all — and just before the trade deadline buzzer sounded, too. After calling off a deal for Rich Harden late Saturday night, Boston worked out a three-team trade with the … Continue reading →

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Fan’s take: Rafael Soriano about to rejoin New York Yankees — should fans rejoice? (Yahoo! Contributor Network)

On paper, it looks like one of the most significant trade deadline roster moves. Before the Sunday, July 31 deadline, the New York Yankees will activate reliever Rafael Soriano from the disabled list. Soriano, who led the major leagues in saves with 45 in 2010 while pitching for...

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Getting to the nitty-gritty at the trade deadline (Yahoo! Sports)

Teams have a better grip on wants and needs and who the buyers and sellers are as the trade deadline clock ticks down.

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The best trade deadline deals by the New York Yankees: A fan’s opinion (Yahoo! Contributor Network)

It seems every year at this time we are talking about the New York Yankees making a move to improve their playoffs chances. These deadline deals are often hit or miss. Make too many bad ones by trading away too many good prospects, and you can set your farm system back for years.

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