The 2026 MLB trade deadline has passed and it was a wild one. L.A. entered trade deadline week with questions about its rotation thanks to a litany of injuries. | IMAGN IMAGES via Reuters ConnectWinner: CubsThe Cubs desperately needed pitching at the trade deadline, and they acquired plenty of it. Winner: Austin WellsAustin Wells, with a 55 wRC+, .161 batting average and just 14 RBIs in 77 games, was like the epitome of the “I’m in Danger” meme in the lead-up to the trade deadline. —Nick SelbeWinner: Tyler StephensonIt seemed almost a foregone conclusion that the Reds would move catcher Tyler Stephenson at the trade deadline.