Ah, the trade deadline. It has consumed our thoughts for at least two months now. That will continue as we evaluate the immediate results, the long-term impacts, and the “woulda-coulda-shouldas” across the league. (My own personal “shoulda” is a defensive upgrade in the infield for the Red Sox, but you probably already know that.)
How to explain our obsession with the trade deadline?
Well, of course, it’s a deadline and those are tough to ignore. They make you sit up and pay attention.
And it’s a chance to get better, to win. And I mean that on the team level, of course, but also— what President of Baseball Operations doesn’t want to own the trade deadline?