Beckham Makes Bank

He wanted it, now he's got it. Odell Beckham Jr. got exactly what he wanted out of the New York Giants. For the longest time, Beckham wanted to become the highest paid wide receiver in all of football. Now, he's got it. Beckham signed a five year extension worth $95 million, of which $65 million is guaranteed.

Beckham is the last of the loaded 2014 wide receiver draft class to get a new deal. Mike Evans (Bucs) Brandin Cooks (new deal with Rams), Jarvis Landry (new deal with Browns), Davante Adams (packers), Sammy Watkins (new deal with Chiefs) and Allen Robinson (new deal with Bears) have all gotten extensions or new deals before Beckham signed. Beckham was the 12th overall pick and 3rd receiver taken in the draft that season (behind Mike Evans who went 7th and Sammy Watkins who went 4th) and has put up good numbers in his career. He's been to three pro bowls, he's a two time second team all pro and won AP Offensive Rookie of The Year in 2014. During his brief career, he's caught 313 passes, 38 of which went for touchdowns, for 4,424 yards.

So far, Odell has his names quite a bit in the record books, holding at least 20 NFL marks to this point in his career. Some of those marks include most receiving yards in first two NFL seasons (2,744), most receptions in first 15 games of career (110), fastest to reach 4,000 career receiving yards (42 games, tied with Lance Alworth) and Fastest to reach 250 career receptions (38 games). That's just the tip of the iceberg. He's got all the talent in the world to become a major force in the game. He maybe in the top three wide outs in all of football, along with Julio Jones and Antonio Brown in my mind.

But as the saying goes: with great power comes great responsibility. Beckham has got to live up to his end of the bargain. Staying healthy and on the field is the first, and most important to me, priority. Second is his attitude. Its's been well documented his antics, so we won't get into it here. If his attitude is cleaned up and he can prove to be a leader both on and off the field, then he will be worth every single dime that the Giants are paying him. He has the abilities to be a once in a generation talent. If he can keep his attitude in check and stay on the field, he'll be just fine.

The Giants have a lot riding on his shoulders. With what he was just paid, the Giants are expecting Odell to help lead them to a championship. The window for the Giants with Eli Manning under center is closing, so Big Blue is hoping that with beckham locked up for six years and with new back Saquon Barkley behind Manning, the Giants are ready to win right now. With Beckham locked up long term, they got the cornerstone of the receiving core set in place. He's got to live up to it, which I don't think her will have any problem doing.

The Giants have their man. Beckham's got his money. Now both have to live up to the hype to make it all work together. This is going to be a fun ride.

Jaylen Ramsey Quarterback Breakdown

Oh trash talking. In football, just like in any other way of life or sport, it can be a powerful weapon if used correctly. Once one engages in it, one better be able to back it up, or at least have valid justification for it. Jaylen Ramsey is no stranger to trash talking and in a recent interview, he gave his thoughts on the games best quarterbacks.

Ramsey has never really been one to pull any punches and he doesn't here. From an interview with GQ magazine, Ramsey gave his thoughts on some of the quarterbacks around the NFL. Here's his thoughts.

Josh Allen: He's trash
Baker Mayfield: Gets how he was top pick
Lamar Jackson: He's gonna do a good job
Joe Flacco: He sucks
Aaron Rodgers: Doesn't suck
Tom Brady: Doesn't suck
Tyrod Taylor: Underrated
Marcus Mariota: Good game manager
Jimmy Garoppolo: Guess' he's good
DeSean Watson: Will be an MVP
Carson Wentz: Will be an MVP
Jarrod Goff: Average to above average
Dak Prescott: He's OK
Kirk Cousins: He's a winner
Russell Wilson: Good
Ben Roethlisberger: Decent at best
Eli Manning: Odell makes him
Blake Bortles: Blake do what he gotta do
Nick Foles: Good enough to win SB
Drew Brees: Really good
Andrew Luck: Don't think he's good
Matthew Stafford: He's straight
Philip Rivers: Pretty good
Ryan Tannehill: Haven't heard good things
Matt Ryan: Overrated

I'll give credit where's it's due, some of his assessments are accurate. Two biggest wrong doings are with Andrew Luck and Eli Manning. Luck's been too often injured to really be able to tell. I think he's got the tools to be good in this league if he can actually stay healthy. As far as Eli is cncerend, there's no way in hell Odell has made Eli. Eli was a good to great quarterback before Odell even enterd this league.

What do you guys think of Ramsey's thoughts?

Call Him Captain Comeback

It's on. Mets captain and franchise cornerstone David Wright is making his way back. He played his first game in professional baseball after playing his first game in Single A on Sunday. He went 0 for 3 at the plate with two strikeouts and played five innings in the field. He said he's had butterflies before the game, which is understandable. He hasn't played a baseball game in over a year and hasn't been seen in a Mets uniform on a major league field since May 27, 2016.

Since then, David has undergone multiple surgeries on his shoulder, back and neck. Last season's comeback attempt in the minors was cut off on Aug. 26 before additional shoulder and back procedures, and he had another setback in March that forced him to take two months off. Since 2015,W right has played a total of 75 games in the Majors. He's still owed a lot of money from the Mets, being under contract with the team until 2020 and owed something around $33 Million. David is 35 years old, so it does make me wonder how much he does have in the tank when, or if, he's healthy.

Wright is in the top ten in every offensive category that this franchise has. He's second in home runs at 242, tied for eighth in triples at 26, sits 3rd in batting average at .296, and is second in games played at 1,583. He leads the team in hits (1,777), runs (949), doubles (390), RBI's (970), and walks (761). He's been on a team that's won two division titles, made the NLCS twice and a world series once. He wants to win a World Title, as does everybody who's ever played baseball. I would love to see him get a ring. This year, it won't happen. Still the fact that he's back on the field and still trying to make a comeback is amazing.

A part of me is starting to wonder if its really worth it. I get that he wants to win a World Series and do it with the team he's spent his entire career with. Only thing I want to know is, does he have anything left? He's got the heart there's no denying that at all its just, does his body have enough left to give? Can he physically hold up anymore? Every athlete wants to go out on their terms, David hasn't yet. This is not the way he saw his career turning out. He's giving it another shot because he feels his body is ready and he wants to be able to walk away from the game he loves with no regrets. He's giving himself a shot to keep his career going for a little while longer

NBA Schedule Released

Start marking off your calendars. October 17th is the first day of the 2018-19 NBA regular season, with games going all the way until April 10th. We will get to the locals soon but there's plenty of great action going around the league. Plenty of rivalries renewed, players going up[ against former teams, bigtime matchups. Lets get into it right now.

-October 18th: Lakers @ Trail Blazers. Lebron's first game in the Purple and Gold.
-October 20th: Rockets @ Lakers. Lebron's first home game in LA
-November 15th: Warriors @ Rockets. First meeting between teams since last year's West Finals
-December 25th Lakers @ Warriors. Lebron's first game against Golden State since last year's finals
-December 27th: 76ers @ Jazz. Battle of the top two finalists of last year's rookie of the year, Ben Simmons and Donovan Mitchell
-January 3rd: Raptors @ Spurs. Kawhi Lenoard plays first game back in San Antonio.
-January 12th: Pistons @ Clippers. Blake Griffin returns to LA for first time since trade
-January 14th: Hornets @ Spurs. Tony Parker returns to San Antonio

Here we go with the Locals

OCTOBER
Wed, Oct 17 @ Detroit 7:00 PM
Fri, Oct 19 vs NY Knicks 7:30 PM
Sat, Oct 20 @ Indiana 7:00 PM
Wed, Oct 24 @ Cleveland 7:00 PM
Fri, Oct 26 @ New Orleans 8:00 PM
Sun, Oct 28 vs Golden State 5:00 PM
Mon, Oct 29 @ NY Knicks 7:30 PM
Wed, Oct 31 vs Detroit 7:30 PM

NOVEMBER
Fri, Nov 2 vs Houston 7:30 PM\
Sun, Nov 4 vs Philadelphia 6:00 PM
Tue, Nov 6 @ Phoenix 9:00 PM
Fri, Nov 9 @ Denver 9:00 PM
Sat, Nov 10 @ Golden State 8:30 PM
Mon, Nov 12 @ Minnesota 8:00 PM\
Wed, Nov 14 vs Miami 7:30 PM\
Fri, Nov 16 @ Washington 7:00 PM
Sat, Nov 17 vs LA 6:00 PM
Tue, Nov 20 @ Miami 7:30 PM
Wed, Nov 21 @ Dallas 8:30 PM
Fri, Nov 23 vs Minnesota 12:00 PM
Sun, Nov 25 vs Philadelphia 6:00 PM
Wed, Nov 28 vs Utah 7:30 PM
Fri, Nov 30 vs Memphis 7:30 PM

DECEMBER
Sat, Dec 1 @ Washington 7:00 PM
Mon, Dec 3 vs Cleveland 7:30 PM
Wed, Dec 5 vs Oklahoma City 7:30 PM
Fri, Dec 7 vs Toronto 7:30 PM
Sat, Dec 8 @ NY Knicks 7:30 PM
Wed, Dec 12 @ Philadelphia 7:00 PM
Fri, Dec 14 vs Washington 7:30 PM
Sun, Dec 16 vs Atlanta 3:00 PM
Tue, Dec 18 vs Los Angeles 7:30 PM
Wed, Dec 19 @ Chicago 8:00 PM
Fri, Dec 21 vs Indiana 7:30 PM
Sun, Dec 23 vs Phoenix 6:00 PM
Wed, Dec 26 vs Charlotte 7:30 PM
Fri, Dec 28 @ Charlotte 7:00 PM
Sat, Dec 29 @ Milwaukee 5:00 PM

JANUARY
Wed, Jan 2 vs New Orleans 7:30 PM
Fri, Jan 4 @ Memphis 8:00 PM
Sun, Jan 6 @ Chicago 3:30 PM
Mon, Jan 7 @ Boston 7:30 PM
Wed, Jan 9 vs Atlanta 7:30 PM
Fri, Jan 11 @ Toronto 7:30 PM
Mon, Jan 14 vs Boston 7:30 PM
Wed, Jan 16 @ Houston 8:00 PM
Fri, Jan 18 @ Orlando 7:00 PM
Wed, Jan 23 vs Orlando 7:30 PM
Fri, Jan 25 vs NY Knicks 7:30 PM
Mon, Jan 28 @ Boston 7:30 PM
Tue, Jan 29 vs Chicago 7:30 PM
Thu, Jan 31 @ San Antonio 8:30 PM

FEBRUARY
Sat, Feb 2 @ Orlando 7:00 PM
Mon, Feb 4 vs Milwaukee 7:30 PM
Wed, Feb 6 vs Denver 7:30 PM
Fri, Feb 8 vs Chicago 7:30 PM
Mon, Feb 11 @ Toronto 7:30 PM
Wed, Feb 13 @ Cleveland 7:00 PM
Thu, Feb 21 vs Portland 7:30 PM
Sat, Feb 23 @ Charlotte 7:00 PM
Mon, Feb 25 vs San Antonio 7:30 PM
Wed, Feb 27 vs Washington 7:30 PM 

MARCH
Fri, Mar 1 vs Charlotte 7:30 PM
Sat, Mar 2 @ Miami 7:30 PM
Mon, Mar 4 vs Dallas 7:30 PM
Wed, Mar 6 vs Cleveland 7:30 PM
Sat, Mar 9 @ Atlanta 7:00 PM\
Mon, Mar 11 vs Detroit 7:30 PM
Wed, Mar 13 @ Oklahoma City 8:00 PM
Sat, Mar 16 @ Utah 9:00 PM
Sun, Mar 17 @ LA 9:00 PM
Tue, Mar 19 @ Sacramento 10:00 PM
Fri, Mar 22 @ Los Angeles 10:30 PM
Mon, Mar 25 @ Portland 10:00 PM
Thu, Mar 28 @ Philadelphia 7:00 PM
Sat, Mar 30 vs Boston 6:00 PM

APRIL
Mon, Apr 1 vs Milwaukee 7:30 PM
Wed, Apr 3 vs Toronto 7:30 PM
Sat, Apr 6 @ Milwaukee 5:00 PM
Sun, Apr 7 @ Indiana 5:00 PM
Wed, Apr 10 vs Miami 8:00 PM

OCTOBER
Wed, Oct 17 vs Atlanta 7:30 PM
Fri, Oct 19 @ Brooklyn 7:30 PM
Sat, Oct 20 vs Boston 7:30 PM
Mon, Oct 22 @ Milwaukee 8:00 PM
Wed, Oct 24 @ Miami 7:30 PM
Fri, Oct 26 vs Golden State 7:30 PM
Mon, Oct 29 vs Brooklyn 7:30 PM
Wed, Oct 31 vs Indiana 8:00 PM

NOVEMBER
Fri, Nov 2 @ Dallas 8:30 PM
Sun, Nov 4 @ Washington 6:00 PM
Mon, Nov 5 vs Chicago 7:30 PM
Wed, Nov 7 @ Atlanta 7:30 PM
Sat, Nov 10 @ Toronto 3:00 PM
Sun, Nov 11 vs Orlando 7:30 PM
Wed, Nov 14 @ Oklahoma City 8:00 PM
Fri, Nov 16 @ New Orleans 8:00 PM
Sun, Nov 18 @ Orlando 6:00 PM
Tue, Nov 20 vs Portland 7:30 PM
Wed, Nov 21 @ Boston 7:30 PM
Fri, Nov 23 vs New Orleans 7:30 PM
Sun, Nov 25 @ Memphis 6:00 PM
Tue, Nov 27 @ Detroit 7:00 PM
Wed, Nov 28 @ Philadelphia 7:00 PM

DECEMBER
Sat, Dec 1 vs Milwaukee 5:00 PM
Mon, Dec 3 vs Washington 7:30 PM
Thu, Dec 6 @ Boston 8:00 PM
Sat, Dec 8 vs Brooklyn 7:30 PM
Sun, Dec 9 vs Charlotte 7:30 PM
Wed, Dec 12 @ Cleveland 7:00 PM
Fri, Dec 14 @ Charlotte 7:00 PM
Sun, Dec 16 @ Indiana 5:00 PM
Mon, Dec 17 vs Phoenix 7:30 PM
Wed, Dec 19 @ Philadelphia 7:00 PM
Fri, Dec 21 vs Atlanta 7:30 PM
Tue, Dec 25 vs Milwaukee 12:00 PM
Thu, Dec 27 @ Milwaukee 8:00 PM
Sat, Dec 29 @ Utah 8:00 PM

JANUARY
Tue, Jan 1 @ Denver 9:00 PM
Fri, Jan 4 @ Los Angeles 10:30 PM
Mon, Jan 7 @ Portland 10:00 PM
Tue, Jan 8 @ Golden State 10:30 PM
Fri, Jan 11 vs Indiana 7:30 PM
Sun, Jan 13 vs Philadelphia 1:00 PM
Thu, Jan 17 @ Washington 3:00 PM
Mon, Jan 21 vs Oklahoma City 12:30 PM
Wed, Jan 23 vs Houston 7:30 PM
Fri, Jan 25 @ Brooklyn 7:30 PM
Sun, Jan 27 vs Miami 7:30 PM
Mon, Jan 28 @ Charlotte 7:00 PM
Wed, Jan 30 vs Dallas 7:30 PM

FEBRUARY
Fri, Feb 1 vs Boston 7:30 PM
Sun, Feb 3 vs Memphis 1:00 PM
Tue, Feb 5 vs Detroit 7:30 PM
Fri, Feb 8 @ Detroit 7:00 PM
Sat, Feb 9 vs Toronto 7:30 PM
Mon, Feb 11 @ Cleveland 7:00 PM
Wed, Feb 13 vs Philadelphia 7:30 PM
Thu, Feb 14 @ Atlanta 7:30 PM
Fri, Feb 22 vs Minnesota 7:30 PM
Sun, Feb 24 vs San Antonio 7:30 PM
Tue, Feb 26 vs Orlando 7:30 PM
Thu, Feb 28 vs Cleveland 7:30 PM

MARCH
Sun, Mar 3 @ LA 3:30 PM
Mon, Mar 4 @ Sacramento 10:00 PM
Wed, Mar 6 @ Phoenix 9:00 PM
Sat, Mar 9 vs Sacramento 12:00 PM
Sun, Mar 10 @ Minnesota 8:00 PM
Tue, Mar 12 @ Indiana 7:00 PM
Fri, Mar 15 @ San Antonio 8:30 PM
Sun, Mar 17 vs Los Angeles 12:00 PM
Mon, Mar 18 @ Toronto 7:30 PM
Wed, Mar 20 vs Utah 7:30 PM
Fri, Mar 22 vs Denver 7:30 PM
Sun, Mar 24 vs LA 12:00 PM
Thu, Mar 28 vs Toronto 7:30 PM
Sat, Mar 30 vs Miami 7:30 PM

APRIL
Mon, Apr 1 vs Chicago 7:30 PM
Wed, Apr 3 @ Orlando 7:00 PM
Fri, Apr 5 @ Houston 8:00 PM
Sun, Apr 7 vs Washington 7:30 PM
Tue, Apr 9 @ Chicago 8:00 PM
Wed, Apr 10 vs Detroit 8:00 PM

Terrell Owens Could Force Rule Change

This should come as no surprise to anybody that Terrell Owens. Because he felt slighted by the writers over the course of his career, Owens decided to skip out on his induction into the Pro Football Hall Of Fame this past weekend. Because of that, the NFL and the Football Hall of Fame are looking to possibly make a rule change.

According to reports coming in from those who were at the Hall of Fame lunchon on Saturday, the rule will look a little something like this. As of now, the Hall is considering a requirement that candidates for enshrinement commit to showing up for the Hall of Fame enshrinement ceremony before the selection committee makes its final choices. Some select members of the Hall want advance screening of the candidates along with a commitment that they will show up. The plan, as another source put it, would consist of having the 25 semifinalists sign an agreement that they would show up if selected. It’s currently believed that the adjustment to the procedures is virtually certain to happen.

Some of the hall of famers who were on hand said they supported Owens decision not to attend but a lot of people that were in Canton, Ohio over the weekend disagreed with TO's decision to boycott the weekend's events.

Before we even talk about the ruling, lets look at how it got started. It should come as no surprise to anybody who's watched football that its Owens who's causing this. Its something he's done throughout his entire career. Just look at some of his past track record of some of his stunts. He pulled the sharpie out of his sock after scoring a touchdown against Seattle in 2002. Same year he grabbed pom poms and started dancing with a cheerleader after scoring against the Packers. Then there was the contract dispute with the Eagles in 2005. While doing that he had the driveway workout while holding a press conference.

Now on the field, its a different story. Owens played 15 years in the league and had over 1,000 yards in a season nine times. He finished with 1,078 catches for 15,934 yards and 153 touchdowns. There's never any doubt in anybody's mind that he was a great wide receiver. He is considered to be one of the top three wide outs to ever play the game, along with fellow inductees Randy Moss and Jerry Rice. Where Owens has the point of contention is that he was elected to the hall on his third try, while Moss is getting in on his first shot. Don't get me wrong, Owens numbers deserve him of being in the hall, but I think because his attitude and antics both on and off the field are kind of what soured writers from electing him into the Hall right away.

Now here's where this issue arises if the league goes through with this rule and makes a hall of famer attend. They want a person to sign a waver saying that they will attend. What happens if the person signs the waver, gets voted in and then turns around and says screw you I'm not going? How's the hall going to react to that. What if a player doesn't sign at all? Are they going to keep a legend out of his rightful place in the hall over that? Come on lets be real here.

Both sides were a little out of wack in this situation, no doubt about that. TO should have gone to the hall because it is a high honor to be inducted and its an opportunity that isn't going to be given out again. I get that TO felt slighted and he can do whatever he wants when it comes to induction for the Hall of Fame. At the same time, the Hall of Fame would be stupid to take away the free right of the athletes to do as they please. Instead, the Hall really needs to take a look at on field accomplishments for induction. I mean if they did something really stupid off the field, then yes it should be viewed as cause for concern. But when you put up the numbers that Owens did, and your considered one of the three greatest players to ever play a position, as Owens is, it should have been a slam dunk induction and not having to make the guy wait to get into the Hall. So both parties were misguided in how they handled the weekend, but I feel that it shouldn't cause for this kind of a rule change.

MLB Trade Deadline Winners And Losers

Oh the trade deadline. Happens every July 31st. Its the time of the season when teams start to break down rosters if the season hasn't gone right and when others try and build up their clubs for the strong playoff push. Yes moves can still be made via the waver wire over the remainder of the season, but the trading post has come and gone. For the most part, there weren't any major names that were moved on deadline day, but there were a few that altered the fortune of franchises for the rest of this season, and potentially beyond. So here now are a look at some of the winners and losers from the trading deadline in Major League Baseball.

Winners:
Los Angeles Dodgers
This should really come as no surprise to anybody that the Dodgers were the bigtime winners from the deadline. It actually started before the deadline when they brought in Manny Machado at the All Star Break. They closed it out with another big splash by adding Brian Dozier from the Twins to play second base. Putting the two of them together makes a pretty hard hitting middle of the infield. Throw in the hitting they already have with Max Muncy, Yasiel Puig, Cody Bellenger, Matt Kemp, and others, you got a loaded lineup in LA. Plus they added John Axford to add some relief and depth to the bullpen. Los Angeles had a taste of glory come oh so close last year. They were one win away from winning a world title. Now by adding three big pieces in Machado, Dozier and Axford may help get them over the hump. Its been thirty years for the Dodgers since their last World Series title. They're trying to get back to the series this year and finish the job, the guys that they added by the deadline will help them do that.

Losers:
Toronto Blue Jays
A lot of prospects were brought in for the Jays in a bit of a sell off. Getting rid of Marcel Osuna could be a good thing, because it gets rid of a headache and a possible further PR nightmare. The thing that sticks out is the JA Happ trade. It turned out to be a good deal for the Yankees, but not so much for the Jays. Billy McKinney is a fourth outfielder and I get that they needed positional help with getting Brandon Drury, but by adding him, its kind of holding back a little the career paths of Vladimir Guerrero Jr. and Lourdes Gurriel Jr., both of whom are expected to have solid careers north of the boarder. Toronto needs to keep its youth movement playing, because the window on winning a title looks like its come to a close. Making these trades won't, at least early on, be of much help to the future of the club.

Winners:
New York Yankees
Lots of moves made by the boys from the Bronx and all to benefit a team that came within one win of making it to the World Series a season ago. They didn't have to give up too much in the form of developing talent, with Tyler Austin being the biggest prospect that was sent away. The biggest need that the Bombers had going into the deadline was pitching, and they went out and addressed it. Zach Britten adds more depth to the Pen, while Lance Lynn and JA Happ add a huge element of depth to the starting rotation, which has been a problem for the Yanks this year. With how bad Sonny Gray has struggled all year, and with the struggles of Severino the last few starts, getting Lynn and Happ could prove to be huge to help steady the rotation. They still have an outside shot at winning the division and adding this kind of talent will allow them to try and keep pace and maybe make up ground.

Losers:
Houston Astros
There wasn't much of a pressing need in Houston. They added a little depth in the pen by adding Roberto Osuna from the Jays and Ryan Pressly From the Twins. But acquiring Osuna is going to cause a bit of a headache and a PR nightmare, possibly. Osuna will soon finish serving a 75-game domestic-violence suspension. It’s not a good look for Houston to so covet a player connected to domestic-violence issues. We explained what it did for Toronto earlier. It's not going to downright bomb out the Astros, as the defending world champions are still in a great place not only in the AL West but the American League as a whole.

Winners:
Milwaukee Brewers
It sucked that they had to lose Jonathan Villar, but the Brewers still made noise at the deadline with the deals they made. Jokim Soria coming in will add much needed depth to bolster that pen, which was already one of the strongest in the NL going into the deadline. They added more weapons to an already loaded, but now an overcrowded offense. Jonathan Schoop was brought in to play second, which means Travis Shaw will get moved to short, putting Orlando Arcia on the bench. Oh yeah, Mike Moustakas was brought in to play third and add even more depth to the middle of the lineup. Maybe adding Moustakas will be of greater benefit to Jesus Agular in the lineup, giving him and Christian Yelich even that much more protection in the heart of the order. Look for the Brewers to be making even more noise with the Cubs in the race for the top of the Central.

Losers:
Colorado Rockies
The Dodgers got better at the deadline. Arizona got a little better at the deadline. Colorado kind of missed the mark at the deadline. All they did was go out and get Seunghwan Oh to help the pen. It will help but not as much as they would like. Considering that the team spent over $100 million on trying to bolster the pen over the winter, that's a stretch. Catcher and first base were both positions that the team needed to try and improve but they weren't able to do it.

Winners:
Philadelphia Phillies
They pulled off a couple of quick deals right under the gun on deadline day, adding Wilson Ramos and Asdrubal Cabrera. Once Ramos comes off the DL, he got a shot to remind the rest of the league why he's one of the best offensive catchers in the game, which is something the Phillies have been lacking for a while now. Cabrera was having a solid year with the Mets and will try and keep that production up with the Phillies. This won't end up hurting the Phillies long term because they didn't give up any young prospects and they won't hamper young players down the road, because both Ramos and Cabrera are free agents at the end of the year. So by adding two rental players will help them make a push for a division title, something they haven't done since 2011.

Losers:
Washington Nationals
There were rumblings going into the deadline in D.C. Big rumblings. You know it a big story when Bryce Harper was being put possibly on the block. Thankfully for the club, the Nationals traded nothing but a complementary bullpen piece, and they acquired nothing much in exchange. There was a lot of high expectations in Washington this year, and with the way the team has performed this year, its been a disappointment in the nations capital this year. I get that the Nats didn't want to give up too many pieces for rental players, but I just feel like something had to be done for a team that could lose its best player in the offseason and are trying to win a title. Washington has been one of those teams that seems to be right there but can't seem to get it done. This year, they could miss the playoffs altogether. And by not doing anything at the deadline could be a glaring statement for the year.