What happens when you don’t trade your assets at the deadline? Let’s take a look back at some sluggers and hurlers that stayed put.
The trade deadline is all about moving parts and blockbuster deals; pundits love to define which teams are buyers and which are sellers. Oftentimes, however, it’s the players that don’t move clubs that can equally affect a pennant race — just ask the glut of players that the San Diego Padres refused to move. Now, with the deadline having passed over a month ago, this would seem to be a good time to reexamine some players wearing the same jerseys they’ve worn throughout the year.