Norby, Ramirez Among Bigger Names
The MLB trade deadline has come and gone.
Deals were made as pennant contenders hoped to improve for a postseason push. Some bigger names changed teams, but what really stood out as the trade deadline ended was that no big-time prospects were dealt. Baltimore Orioles phenom Jackson Holliday, the No. 1-rated prospect in baseball, was reportedly available. He stayed put and even got recalled to the majors.
According to MLB Pipeline, 56 prospects who were rated top 30 in their organization were traded.
Connor Norby was the biggest prospect dealt at the deadline. The Orioles traded their No. 5 overall prospect, along with two other young players, to the Miami Marlins in exchange for left-handed pitcher Trevor Rogers. Norby is major league ready but didn’t have an everyday opportunity to play his natural position at second base because of the Orioles’ stacked farm system and young players already with the big club. Norby has hit 16 home runs with a .297 batting average in 80 games this season.
MLB Pipeline dubs catcher Agustin Ramirez the second-biggest prospect who was traded. The Yankees included Ramirez in the deal with the Miami Marlins that brought Jazz Chisholm to the Bronx. Ramirez, a catcher, was the Yankees’ No. 6-ranked prospect. He has clubbed a combined 38 home runs in the last two seasons.
Other top prospects dealt include pitcher Jake Bloss from the Houston Astros to the Toronto Bluejays; catcher/first baseman Thayron Liranzo from the Los Angeles Dodgers to the Detroit Tigers; and pitcher George Klassen from the Philadelphia Phillies to the Anaheim Angels.
