Incredible ways to become franchise icons: 7 MLB stars transformed by one trade deadline move in history
Seven Trade Deadline deals from the past decade turned traded prospects into franchise cornerstones, reshaping rosters years after the fact. The Nationals' 2022 blockbuster sending Juan Soto to San Diego alone produced three future All-Stars in CJ Abrams, MacKenzie Gore and James Wood. Elsewhere, Pete Crow-Armstrong has grown into an MVP contender for the Cubs, and Gleyber Torres and Jazz Chisholm Jr. both made 2025 All-Star rosters
Seven Trade Deadline deals from the past decade turned traded prospects into franchise cornerstones, reshaping rosters years after the fact. The Nationals' 2022 blockbuster sending Juan Soto to San Diego alone produced three future All-Stars in CJ Abrams, MacKenzie Gore and James Wood. Elsewhere, Pete Crow-Armstrong has grown into an MVP contender for the Cubs, and Gleyber Torres and Jazz Chisholm Jr. both made 2025 All-Star rosters
