There was excitement for Correa to join the likes of Byron Buxton, an otherworldly talent whose only barrier to superstardom had been health, and Royce Lewis, the No. 1 overall pick in the 2017 draft, who made his major-league debut that season.

Another MLB trade deadline has come and gone, the annual event at which each team, at least theoretically, is trying to improve its fortunes, either for this season or for some time in the future. So how did each team do? Who got better? Who got worse? Who stayed about the same? Let's run through all the moves and grade each team's trade deadline.

All told, the Twins made nine deals this week, sending out 10 major-league players, which represented nearly 40% of their roster. Among them, star shortstop Carlos Correa waived his no-trade clause to return to the Houston Astros in the team’s most shocking move at the deadline.