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Deadline winners and losers

Rangers, Yankees, Padres made great moves, while White Sox, Jays, Orioles didn't

Originally Published: July 31, 2010
By Jayson Stark | ESPN.com

As the rubble settles after a Richter Scale kind of Deadline Day, it's time to sort through the winners and losers of the Trading Deadline, 2010 Edition:

WINNERS

Texas Rangers

Boy, it's amazing what you can get done on your way out of bankruptcy court. The Rangers were somehow allowed by MLB and the Chapter 11 police to add more than $6 million in payroll. So they came away with the best player on the market (Cliff Lee), a run-the-staff-and-hit-for-the-cycle ...

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