The trade deadline has come and gone. While trade season was slow to get started this year, when all was said and done, there were several dozen trades made in a flurry of movement over the final few days before the deadline arrived. The full impact of these trades wont be known for years to come, but that doesnt mean we cant analyze the deals and decide whose haul looks the best right now. Over the next week-plus, MLBTR will be running a series of polls asking which club in each division had the best deadline. So far, the and have each come out on top in their respective divisions. Today, well be rounding out the National League with a review of the NL West. A look at each of the five clubs, listed from best to worst record in 2025: Los Angeles Dodgers The Dodgers are, predictably, one of the best teams in the National League this year. They arent quite as overwhelming as some expected them to be, however, and that left them with some work to do ahead of the stretch run. Despite the holes in the clubs roster, however, L.A.s deadline was a surprisingly quiet one where they did as much selling as they did buying. was shipped to Boston for a pair of prospects headlined by 2024 first-rounder , and they downgraded from to for the clubs third catcher in order to bring in rookie reliever and A-ball prospect . In terms of buy-side moves, they swapped depth outfielder to the Twins in order to bring back home to the Dodgers pen. They followed that up by replacing Outman on the depth chart with a right-handed complement to in the form of . L.A.s moves were strong ones on paper. They gave up very little meaningful talent in order to make a couple of legitimate improvements to their bullpen and bench mix, and its easy to see them emerging as the clear winners of the two sell-side trades they did make. Still, this summer could wind up feeling like a mi sed opportunity for the Dodgers given the lack of impact talent acquired especially if they wind up getting chased down in the NL West by their rival 100 miles to the south. San Diego Padres No front office executive in the league operates quite like Padres GM A.J. Preller, and that frenetic aggre sivene s was on full display on the day of this years trade deadline. San Diego completed five trades in the final seven hours before the deadline. The first one was the biggest, as they swapped a ma sive package headlined by consensus top-5 prospect to the Athletics in exchange for superstar closer and lefty starter . They didnt stop there, however. Outfielder was surrendered to land from the Brewers (alongside prospect ), and Preller immediately replaced Lockridge in the outfield by picking up both and from the Orioles. The acquisitions of Sears and Cortes created enough starting pitching depth that the Friars could move and to add behind the plate, and for good Dick Mcauliffe Jersey measure San Diego rounded out its deadline by upgrading the infield with a controllable young talent in . It was a ma sive flurry of moves that should substantially improve the Padres in the near-term, but the cost was heavy. Prospects of De Vries caliber rarely get moved for a reason. Even aside from the risk that theyve traded the leagues next superstar, they also surrendered some important depth in Kolek and Bergert, not to mention a huge chunk of their 2024 draft cla s. Prellers win-now aggre sion allowed his club to improve its odds of winning the World Series this year more than any other team. But was the cost too great? San Francisco Giants Despite a strong start to the season and the aggre sive decision to swing a deal with the Red Sox for back in June, the Giants have mostly fallen out of the postseason race and now have a 58-57 record. That led the club to pivot towards selling at the deadline, and they brought back an impre sive haul of talent in doing so. A trade of pending free agent to the Mets brought back a trio of well-regarded talents nearing or already in the big leagues: Triple-A outfielder , rookie starter , and young MLB reliever . They also landed A-ball starter for rental outfielder despite his down 2025 campaign. Impre sive as those deals were, the package they received for was somewhat light. That deal was led by catching/infield prospect and Double-A starter . The return for Rogers and Yastrzemski was phenomenal, as the Giants acquired their #12, #13, and #25 prospects (per ) along with Butto for aging veterans on expiring contracts. Parting with Doval for two-plus seasons in exchange for a package headlined by the clubs #16 prospect, according to Pipeline, puts a bit of a damper on the clubs deadline, but it was still a strong infusion of talent to the upper levels of San Franciscos minor league system and should result in better days for the Giants in the future. Arizona Diamondbacks The Diamondbacks teetered on the edge of buying and selling for most of July but kicked off trade season by dealing to the Mariners and never looked back. The club executed four trades that brought back players in return and a fifth that saw them deal to the Brewers in exchange for Milwaukee taking on a portion of s contract. Big league ready talent and pitching prospects were the focus for Arizona this summer, and they mostly accomplished that goal of bolstering those parts of the organization. brought back a potential first baseman of the future in as well as rookie reliever . and Naylor also both brought back rookie relief arms in and , giving the club a number of big league ready relief arms who can help fill out the bullpen next year. Between the trades of Suarez, Naylor, and , the Diamondbacks also picked up five pitching prospects who have yet to make their big league debut. (#7 in Arizonas system at ) leads that group, which also includes (#10), (#14), (#15), and (#23). Locklear (#6) and Garcia (#20) also rank within the top 30, meaning that nearly a quarter of the clubs top 30 prospects were acquired at this deadline. As solid as those moves were, some view the return for Suarez as too light, and theres reason to question why the team held onto rather than bringing back additional prospects and salary relief by letting him go. Even without Gallen moving, however, the Diamondbacks breathed new life into their farm system and saved a considerable amount of money that can be repurposed for the 2026 campaign come the offseason. Colorado Rockies Perhaps the most notable thing about Colorados deadline this year is that they did anything at all, given their years of relative inaction and refusal to part with veteran talents. The club made just three trades this summer, but the deals they did make were notable ones. and were traded to the Yankees for lefty (#5 in the Rockies system at ), second baseman (#11), righty (#19), and lefty (#27). Their third deal was a smaller one, as the club dealt struggling reliever to the Braves in exchange for Double-A reliever . It wasnt the flashiest deadline for Colorado, but the return in exchange for McMahon was strong and the activity should help prop up one of the weakest farm systems in the majors as the Rockies toil through the worst season in franchise history. With the exception of the Dodgers, the NL West was busier than usual this summer. San Diego did enough buying for the entire division, while the Giants, Diamondbacks, and Rockies each made some savvy sell-side moves. L.A. stands out from the crowd for their quiet approach to the deadline as they did some light buying to addre s areas of need and also managed to sneak in some light selling to take advantage of areas of depth. Which team did the best of this quintet? Have your say in the poll below: Which NL West team had the best deadline? San Diego Padres 66.57% (2,509votes) San Francisco Giants 10.27% (387votes) Arizona Diamondbacks 8.52% (321votes) Colorado Rockies 8.36% (315votes) Los Angeles Dodgers 6.29% (237votes) Total Votes: 3,769 Kenta Maeda Jersey
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