The Toronto Blue Jays had to take a gamble. USA Today's Bob Nightengale calls it the "biggest gamble" made at the MLB trade deadline. The move that qualified: Toronto's trade for Cleveland's Shane Bieber.

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?

This article was originally published on www.si.com/mlb/angels as MLB Insider Gets Brutally Honest on Angels' Trade Deadline. The Los Angeles Angels stood still at the MLB trade deadline, opting not to trade any of their expiring contracts or in-demand outfielders.