Recap of baseball’s trade deadline in tweets
Major League Baseball’s non-waiver trade deadline ended at 3 p.m. Thursday, and it was a monumental day.
Wow ! What a day of trades
— Denard Span (@thisisdspan) July 31, 2014You said it, Denard. The big one, for Royals fans at least, came just before 3 p.m.:
UPDATED FULL TRADE: David Price-->#Tigers Drew Smyly, Nick Franklin & Willy Adames->#Rays Austin Jackson->#Mariners http://t.co/lC2VYDyBVL
— FOX Sports: MLB (@MLBONFOX) July 31, 2014The Cubs sent Emilio Bonifacio, who had been linked in a return to the Royals, to the Braves:
The @Cubs acquire C Victor Caratini from the @Braves for LHP James Russell, INF/OF Emilio Bonifacio. http://t.co/nrcCCusSuF #OnTheMove
— MLBRosterMoves (@MLBRosterMoves) July 31, 2014Boston and the Yankees made a trade ... and the world didn’t end. New York got second baseman Stephen Drew:
Drew to the @Yankees per @GordonEdes #redsox get Kelly Johnson.
— Pete Abraham (@PeteAbe) July 31, 2014The Yankees also beat the deadline with this:
The @Yankees acquire INF Martin Prado from @Dbacks for C Peter O’Brien and either PTBN or cash. http://t.co/9fG4dSsIlP #OnTheMove
— MLBRosterMoves (@MLBRosterMoves) July 31, 2014The Astros and Marlins made a multi-player trade:
#Marlins acquire Jarred Cosart, Kiké Hernandez & Austin Wates from Houston for Colin Moran, Jake Marisnick, Francis Martes & 2015 Comp Pick
— Miami Marlins (@Marlins) July 31, 2014The Red Sox traded yet another pitcher:
Can confirm Andrew Miller to #Orioles for Eduardo Rodriguez #Redsox
— Joel Sherman (@Joelsherman1) July 31, 2014Cleveland swapped shortstops with the Washington Nationals:
Confirmed: #Indians SS Asdrubal Cabrera traded to the #Nationals in exchange for SS Zach Walters.
— Nick Camino (@NickCaminoWTAM) July 31, 2014The Seattle Mariners landed San Diego Padres outfielder Chris Denorfia, who reportedly had been on the Royals’ radar:
OFFICIAL | Padres acquire Stephen Kohlscheen and Abraham Almonte from Mariners in exchange for Chris Denorfia: http://t.co/1fzxLD9Ef4
— San Diego Padres (@Padres) July 31, 2014We had a Brewers-D-backs trade over the lunch hour:
The #Brewers have acquired OF Gerardo Parra from Arizona in exchange for OF Mitch Haniger and LHP Anthony Banda.
— Milwaukee Brewers (@Brewers) July 31, 2014The Cardinals added Red Sox starting pitcher John Lackey in what seems like a minor move compared to the other earthquake:
Confirmed: Joe Kelly and Allen Craig to Boston for Lackey. reports from @JonHeymanCBS and others. Kelly planning travel now. #stlcards
— Derrick Goold (@dgoold) July 31, 2014The Twins sent outfielder Sam Fuld to Oakland for pitcher Tommy Milone:
The #MNTwins have acquired left-handed pitcher Tommy Milone from the Oakland Athletics in exchange for outfielder Sam Fuld.
— Minnesota Twins (@Twins) July 31, 2014This trade got the day started with a bang:
.@Athletics acquire LHP Jon Lester, OF Jonny Gomes, cash from @RedSox for OF Yoenis Cespedes, A’s 2015 Competitive Balance Draft Pick.
— MLBRosterMoves (@MLBRosterMoves) July 31, 2014That move likely will affect the Royals:
#Royals could face Jon Lester in Oakland this weekend. He has a 1.43 ERA in 11 career starts vs KC, including 8 shutout innings last week.
— Kansas City Stats (@KansasCityStats) July 31, 2014What can you say about all the moves?
That day, folks, was as good as it gets.
— Ken Rosenthal (@Ken_Rosenthal) July 31, 2014This story was originally published July 31, 2014 at 9:22 AM.