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(Reuters) - Now that the dust has settled after a frenzied flurry of Major League Baseball deadline deals, it is game on for playoff drives.
Division leaders Los Angeles Dodgers, Kansas City Royals and Houston Astros showed they were all in by adding critical pieces, while contenders including the Toronto Blue Jays and New York Mets made bold improvements for the last two months of the regular season.
Thirty-nine trades were made in the deadline period, including 16 on Friday's final day, with big talents such as David Price, Johnny Cueto, Cole Hamels, Troy Tulowitzki, Yoenis Cespedes and Jonathan Papelbon changing uniforms.