Now that the dust has settled on what was a breakneck pace of wheeling and dealing ahead of MLB's 2025 trade deadline, what is the playoff picture looking like in the aftermath of all those swaps?

After a wild final day, the 2025 MLB trade deadline is in the books. The San Diego Padres and Houston Astros made surprising moves that rocked the deadline. The Seattle Mariners went big in their quest for the first World Series trip in franchise history. And the Minnesota Twins, well, left us scrambling to see who is still left on their roster.

After a frenetic trade deadline came and went, let’s take stock of who maximized their World Series chances and who could have done more (or less).