Trade Imbalance
AMONG THE BIG names moved at Monday's MLB trade deadline were righthanded pitchers Sonny Gray (A's to Yankees) and Yu Darvish (Rangers to Dodgers), both of whom were dealt for a package of seemingly impressive prospects. But how often do those prospects pan out? Looking at the (subjectively) biggest names traded around the deadline between 2007 and '14 provides a clue about who wins when production is swapped for potential.
successful major leaguer
bust
still waiting
2007
BRAVES
Mark Teixeira
Ron Mahay
RANGERS
[successful major leaguer] Jarrod Saltalamacchia
[successful major leaguer] Elvis Andrus
[successful major leaguer] Neftalí Feliz
[successful major leaguer] Matt Harrison
[bust] Beau Jones
2008
BREWERS
CC Sabathia
INDIANS
[bust] Matt LaPorta
[bust] Rob Bryson
[bust] Zach Jackson
[successful major leaguer] Michael Brantley
2009
PHILLIES
Cliff Lee
Ben Francisco
INDIANS
[successful major leaguer] Carlos Carrasco
[bust] Jason Knapp
[bust] Lou Marson
[successful major leaguer] Jason Donald
2010
PHILLIES
Roy Oswalt
ASTROS
[successful major leaguer] J.A. Happ
[bust] Anthony Gose
[successful major leaguer] Jonathan Villar
2011
GIANTS
Carlos Beltrán
METS
[still waiting] Zack Wheeler
2012
ANGELS
Zack Greinke
BREWERS
[successful major leaguer] Jean Segura
[bust] Johnny Hellweg
[still waiting] Ariel Peña
2013
RANGERS
Matt Garza
CUBS
[successful major leaguer] Carl Edwards
[successful major leaguer] Justin Grimm
[bust] Mike Olt
[still waiting] Neil Ramírez
2014
TIGERS
David Price
MARINERS
Austin Jackson
RAYS
[successful major leaguer] Drew Smyly
[still waiting] Willy Adames
[successful major leaguer] Nick Franklin