Blue Jays Acquire Varland and Ty France in Deadline Deal

The 2025 MLB trade deadline ended just before 6 p.m. ET after a slow start to the week. The final 24 hours saw a flurry of trades across the league, ranging from minor deals to significant transactions. The Athletic provided reactions and analysis during the hectic trade deadline.

Notable moves during the week included:

• The Blue Jays acquired Louis Varland and Ty France from the Twins in a last-minute deal. In exchange, prospect pitcher Kendrys Rojas and outfielder Alan Roden are going to Minnesota.
• The Yankees are getting Camilo Doval from the Giants, as confirmed by a source.
• The Tigers acquired Charlie Morton from the Orioles, as first reported by ESPN.
• The Astros' trade deadline haul includes Carlos Correa, Ramón Urías, and Jesús Sánchez. Talks with Dylan Cease were active but did not materialize into a deal.
• Griffin Jax is moving to the Tampa Bay Rays, as reported by ESPN.
• The Guardians are not trading Steven Kwan, according to a source.
• The Marlins are expected to keep Sandy Alcantara and Edward Cabrera, as they have control over both beyond this season.
• The Yankees added shortstop José Caballero from the Rays in exchange for Everson Pereira and a player to be named later. Caballero leads the MLB with 34 stolen bases and is not a free agent until 2030.
• The Cubs are acquiring reliever Taylor Rogers from the Pirates.
• The Cardinals are close to sending Phil Maton to the Texas Rangers for two minor-league prospects pending medical reviews.
• The Reds are acquiring Miguel Andujar from the Athletics, who has performed well against left-handed pitching this season.
• The Red Sox are close to acquiring RHP Dustin May from the Dodgers, as reported by ESPN.
• The Padres are acquiring LHP Nestor Cortes Jr. from the Brewers.
• The Brewers are acquiring Brandon Lockridge in a deal.
• The Rangers are actively pursuing LHP Phil Maton from the Cardinals.