After a fairly quiet leadup to the MLB trade deadline, it ended with a bang.

Many players were on the move ahead of 6 p.m. ET on Tuesday, with Juan Soto serving as the headliner but plenty more deals across the league with teams’ last chance to improve their rosters.

Here’s a first-blush look at who came out on top, and who didn’t, from the trade deadline:

GM A.J. Preller went all-in and then some, landing the crown jewel of the trade deadline, Juan Soto, who is under contract through 2024. Sure, it took quite a haul to get the 23-year-old outfielder (along with Josh Bell, no small throw-in) but the Padres acquired a bona fide superstar to add to their lineup — and perhaps just as importantly, kept him away from their rival Dodgers in the NL West. A lineup that begins with Fernando Tatis Jr. (if/when he gets healthy), Juan Soto and Manny Machado is dangerous. 

The Padres also added Josh Hader as their new closer, after Taylor Rogers’ recent struggles, and the versatile Brandon Drury to further solidify the lineup.

Without surrendering any of their top prospects (all position players), the Yankees were able to address needs in left field (Andrew Benintendi), the rotation (Frankie Montas) and the bullpen (Scott Effross, Lou Trivino). They did have to tap into their pitching prospect depth — giving up JP Sears, Ken Wadichuk, Hayden Wesneski, Luis Medina, T.J. Sikkema, Beck Way and Chandler Champlain— but hung on to Anthony Volpe, Oswald Peraza, Jasson Dominguez and Austin Wells. 

GM Brian Cashman was also able to move the struggling Joey Gallo and get something in return for him in pitching prospect Clayton Beeter. The Yankees then made a buzzer beater Tuesday, getting a strong defensive center fielder in Harrison Bader (though he is currently injured) for Jordan Montgomery. Giving up Montgomery comes with some risk with the Yankees’ rotation already facing some questions, but Bader will help when healthy.

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In a year when they have a legitimate chance to win it all, they went near the top of the trade market to bolster their roster in an impactful way.

With a crowd atop the AL Central, the first-place Twins separated themselves from the Guardians and White Sox by trading for Orioles closer Jorge Lopez, Reds right-hander Tyler Mahle and Tigers reliever Michael Fulmer. They may not be the flashiest names but they should help the Twins’ pitching staff as they try to fend off their division foes down the stretch.

A first-place team trading away its closer at the deadline may seem bizarre, but it makes a lot more sense to move Hader while having dominant setup man Devin Williams ready to take over the job — not to mention the haul the Brewers got in return, including prospects Esteury Ruiz and Robert Gasser. 

Trying for the half-sell, half-buy approach, the Red Sox ended up with a questionable result and took the risk of upsetting their clubhouse more than anything else. That was put in motion Monday when they traded longtime catcher Christian Vazquez to the Astros for a pair of prospects, then followed by acquiring Reds outfielder Tommy Pham, White Sox backup catcher Reese McGuire and Padres first baseman Eric Hosmer.

But the Red Sox stopped there, choosing not to go full sell mode (with pending free agents JD Martinez, Nathan Eovaldi and Xander Bogaerts among their potential trade chips) and instead convincing themselves they can still make a run at the playoffs. 

After the thrill of seeing their team win 10 straight games earlier this month and pull within 2.5 games of the last wild card spot entering Tuesday, Orioles fans were subject to yet another deadline of selling. Fan favorite Trey Mancini was dealt to the Astros and closer Jorge Lopez was sent to the Twins. It may be the prudent move as the Orioles’ window for contention nears with a strong farm system, but it’s another disheartening deadline for their followers.

The Mets got better by Tuesday, but did they do enough? Instead of making any splashes – which likely would have required giving up some of their top prospects from a top-heavy system – they made improvements on the margins. They did get much-needed bullpen help on Tuesday, trading for Cubs reliever Mychal Givens, but he’s a righty when the Mets needed a lefty, too. They also sent out J.D. Davis to get Darin Ruf, who will become a platoon option with the recently acquired Daniel Vogelbach and Tyler Naquin.

Instead of landing Soto, the Dodgers pivoted and landed … Joey Gallo. It’s possible the struggling outfielder could find a resurgence on the West Coast, away from the unrelenting boos of Yankee Stadium. But with a similar all-or-nothing lefty bat already on the roster in Cody Bellinger, there’s some threat of repetition here.