Each summer, contenders around the Major Leagues scramble to add players prior to the Trade Deadline with hopes of bolstering their rosters for a run at October.

Prior to 2019, July 31 was referred to as the non-waiver Trade Deadline, and players could be traded after that date if they first cleared revocable trade waivers. Although trades could be completed after Aug. 31 under the old rules, the last day in August was sometimes colloquially referred to as the "waiver Trade Deadline," as players acquired after that date were ineligible to be added to the postseason roster by their new teams. But now there is only a single Trade Deadline, which in 2025 took place on July 31.

For all the hype that surrounds these in-season trades, how many of them have actually helped teams play deep into

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