That was an amazing couple of hours. As a Dodger fan, watching all of the rumors pop up and then drift away was a lot of sound and fury signifying nothing. We get a lot of that here in Washington, DC, but it doesn’t make it right. Ha.

Looking around the league, some big names moved and some others stayed right where they were. Lester is leaving Boston and will head to Oakland while Cuban home run machine Yoenis Cespedes will head back to Boston. I have to think Boston get the best of that trade, especially since they will have an opportunity to get Lester back for next season. (A Red Sox superfan friend of mine is convinced that he will be wearing pinstripes, though.)

Cespedes will hit 50 home runs every season at Fenway. I’ll let Oakland rent Lester for two months 8 days out of the week

— Jordan Bednar (@JBednar7) July 31, 2014

This was the Oakland A’s reaction when they found out they acquired Jon Lester and Jonny Gomes. #TradeDeadline pic.twitter.com/LFTWMRnVbr — Delia Enriquez (@dfiregirl4) July 31, 2014

And then you had the Cardinals and their trade of Joe Kelly and Allen Craig to Boston for John Lackey.  I don’t know about you, but I sure hope this means we don’t have to hear any of that “Cardinal Way” b.s. anymore.

How Craig, Kelly learned of trade adds to sudden shock, stunned clubhouse. Comments, updates http://t.co/eGWtdiV0qm #cardinals #stlcards

— Derrick Goold (@dgoold) July 31, 2014

Finally, the last blockbuster was David Price to Detroit in a three-way with Seattle.  Have to admit, I’m not as familiar with all the pieces in this one.  I do know that Detroit either solidified their rotation as the best in baseball or claimed the top spot from the Dodgers.  This immediately makes them a team to beat.

I hate the Tigers. Who is going to beat a team that has Scherzer, Verlander, Price, Cabrera, and Kinsler? Wow. That is insane. — Nick Gutzmer (@Ngutz5) July 31, 2014

I am happy with where the Dodgers landed. I think we’ve got a solid team that can win the West and take us into the playoffs again. I do think there are some pieces to be added in the next phase of waiver wires. Should be interesting to see where we go from there. Who do you think the winners and losers were at the trade deadline?

(image source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sounds_of_Silence)