Among the rule changes adopted by Major League Baseball this season is the elimination of the August trade period which used to follow the July 31 non-waiver trade deadline.
In previous years, teams could still make trades after the deadline by simply placing the players involved on waivers first. Now there will be just one trade deadline at the end of July.
With the August trade period now a thing of the past, we rank the three best August trades in Oakland A's history:
3. Mike Fiers for Nolan Blackwood and Logan Shore (August 6, 2018)
In desperate need of starting pitching, Oakland acquired veteran right-hander Mike Fiers from the Tigers in exchange for two players to be named later.