A couple teams right there for wild-card spots — the Rangers and the D-Backs — barely lifted a finger. This is the deadline the way baseball wants it, with 20-plus teams in it until late in the season. Then there were teams like the Dodgers, Cubs, Padres, White Sox and Rays that really went after it. Here are my latest MLB power rankings, reflective of the deadline deals:1. 1 last week): The Tarik Skubal deal should trump whatever anyone else has done to make a run at the World Series flag in 2026.