MLB Experts Pick Dodgers, Angels as Top Deadline Winners in 29-Person Poll
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Updated · MLB.com · Aug 6
MLB Experts Pick Dodgers, Angels as Top Deadline Winners in 29-Person Poll
3 articles · Updated · MLB.com · Aug 6
Summary
29 MLB.com experts ranked the Dodgers the top buyer and the Angels the top seller after a deadline headlined by Los Angeles landing Tarik Skubal and Anaheim making six deals.
Skubal dominated the poll’s pitching categories, drawing 25 votes as the most likely postseason star, while Padres pickup Casey Mize led for biggest playoff-race impact with eight votes.
Luis García Jr. topped position-player additions with 12 votes after joining the Yankees, and Phillies acquisition Luis Arraez led the postseason-star vote among hitters with nine.
Adley Rutschman’s move to Boston was the biggest surprise, earning 18 votes after Baltimore sent the catcher to an AL East rival for a prospect package led by Anthony Eyanson and Kyson Witherspoon.
The poll also underscored deadline frustration elsewhere, with the Brewers named the most disappointing contender after missing on Skubal and settling for a lighter set of additions.