The Los Angeles Angels stood still at the MLB trade deadline, opting not to trade any of their expiring contracts or in-demand outfielders. Outfielders Jo Adel

ESPN staff debated what’s real and what’s not following the wild trade deadline, including if the Cubs and Tigers are still teams to fear in October.

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?