Major League Baseball's non-waiver trade deadline has come and gone.
If you missed it, it suffices to say that it was a doozy.
The trades started to come fast and furious late on Monday night, and the madness only intensified in the final hours leading up to the deadline. All the while, rumors were plentiful.
In the end, we saw some big-name players get dealt, including two-thirds of the Philadelphia Phillies' starting outfield. Shane Victorino is now a member of the Los Angeles Dodgers, and Hunter Pence is now a member of the San Francisco Giants. They went from being teammates to being sworn enemies in a matter of minutes.
Ryan Dempster was traded as well, and there was a flurry of smaller trades that filled various needs for various contenders.
It's going to take some time before we know for sure how teams fared on deadline day, but what we already know is that the playoff races in both the American League and the National League have gotten a significant shakeup.
Here's a rundown of all the key deadline trades and how they impact MLB's postseason picture.
Note: We're defining a "deadline trade" to be a trade that went down sometime in the last 12-15 hours or so before the actual trade deadline. All stats you find within come courtesy of Baseball-Reference.com.
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