A reminder why Aug. 31 is a very important MLB trade deadlin

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Baseball's annual Alex Rodriguez Jersey non-waiver trade deadline -- July 31 -- came and went with several high-profile deals. That is not a hard deadline, however. Teams can still make trades after that date. They just have to Andy Pettitte Youth Jersey go through the trade waivers process first. Here's how that works. The Mariners and Cardinals made a fairly notable waiver trade Wednesday as Mike Leake was sent to Seattle for a lower profile prospect in what amounted to a salary dump. Others like Curtis Granderson, Jay Bruce, Neil Walker, Yonder Babe Ruth Jersey Alonso, Rajai Davis and Sean Rodriguez have been traded since July 31. Some pretty big names there. Another very important trade C.C. Sabathia Jersey deadline is approaching this week. Thursday at 11:59 p.m. ET is the deadline for teams to acquire players and have them be eligible for the postseason roster. There are no exceptions. A player has be in Dellin Betances Jersey your organization -- not necessarily on your big-league roster or even on the 40-man roster, but in the organization -- at 11:59 p.m. ET Thursday if you want him available in the postseason. As a result, there is usually Didi Gregorius Jersey a rash of smaller trades made in the hours leading up to that