Major League Baseball's non-waiver trade deadline has passed with the biggest story of the day being a move that didn't happen.
After reports on Monday that the Washington Nationals were making Bryce Harper available in a trade, general manager Mike Rizzo squashed any hope opposing teams had about acquiring the 2015 National League MVP.
"Bryce is not going anywhere," Rizzo told Chelsea Janes of the Washington Post. "I believe in this team."
While the Nationals are fighting for their playoff lives, the surging Pittsburgh Pirates used this opportunity to boost their starting rotation by acquiring Chris Archer from the Tampa Bay Rays, per Stephen J.