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They also added UT Jose Caballero from the Rays at an affordable price, and cut bait on homegrown position players Oswald Peraza and Everson Pereira. On balance, they're significantly improved, at an affordable cost. The Houston Astros might have been the shrewdest deadline buyer. Their biggest move brings 3B Carlos Correa back to town, with the Astros on the hook for $70 million of his salary through 2028. The acquisition of OF Jesus Sanchez could also pay off big. They acquired him for modest prospect cost, but if Sanchez can learn to hit lefty pitching (admittedly a big if), he could be a cost-controlled star. 3B Ramon Urias also came over from the Orioles in a minor deal. The Seattle Mariners qualify as big buyers, adding 3B Eugenio Suarez and 1B Josh Naylor to their lineup and Caleb Ferguson to their pen. The prospect cost was reasonable, as arms Ashton Izzi (#99, to the Diamondbacks) and Jeter Martinez (#161, to the Pirates) were the only players dealt on my midseason top prospect lists. Suarez is a big get, but shouldn't be inflated beyond what he is - he's a rental, and a streaky power hitter who's due for a comedown. The Toronto Blue Jays made multiple moves, including a highly speculative deal for the Guardians' Shane Bieber. He'll be healthy and available soon, and could opt out of his 2026 deal if he has success. That's a risk the Jays are willing to take. Seranthony Domiguez and Louis Varland help their bullpen, and 1B Ty France gives them another useful bat. They gave up some decent prospects - P Juaron Watts-Brown (#25, to Orioles), P Khal Stephen (#43, to Guardians) and OF Alan Roden (#126, to Twins), who has some MLB experience. 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It was a low-key interesting deadline for the Kansas City Royals. They did send C Freddy Fermin to the Padres in a deal that netted them a pair of displaced MLB starters in Ryan Bergert and Stephen Kolek, but then chimed in at the buzzer, acquiring starter Bailey Falter from the Pirates and OF Mike Yastrzemski from the Giants. The best prospect they moved was 1B Callan Moss (#197, to Pirates). Having It Both Ways What a wacky deadline for the Tampa Bay Rays. They 'bought' starter Adrian Houser from the White Sox and reliever Griffin Jax, cutting bait on one-time top prospect Taj Bradley in the latter deal. On the other hand, they sent UT Caballero to the Yankees, durable starter Zack Littell to the Reds and backup C Danny Jansen to the Brewers. The best prospect moved in any of these deals came to the Rays for Jansen - SS Jadher Areinamo (#147). On balance, I like their work. Or maybe it's Having It Neither Way, in the case of the Los Angeles Angels. 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The South Florida Bulls kick off their season on Aug. 28, their penultimate before moving to a new on-campus stadium. Why it matters: Under coach Alex Golesh, USF has managed back-to-back winning records, notable given the loss of star quarterback Byrum Brown just a month into the 2024 season. Zoom in: The long-suffering Bulls have a chance, though a slim one, to turn things around. ESPN gives USF a 4.9% chance of winning the American Athletic Conference (ACC) title. The team is retaining most of its key players from last season, and is ranked No. 11 in the nation for continuity. Brown is back in the saddle and bullish about the upcoming season. But wide receiver Sean Atkins and backup quarterback Bryce Archie, who started eight games in 2024, are gone. What to watch: The Bulls will face Florida on Sept. 6 — their first meeting since 2022, when USF nearly pulled off an upset before losing 31–28 in Gainesville. The Bulls also meet two other in-state rivals this season: Miami on Sept. 13 and Florida Atlantic on Oct. 18. 🔮 The prediction: We used EA Sports' College Football 26, which was released last month, to simulate how USF might fare this season. The Bulls finish this season with an 8-5 record and clinch the AAC championship over Tulane, at least, according to the video game. The virtual Bulls opened the season with a win over Boise State (17–3), then lost back-to-back games to Florida (13–7) and Miami (21–7). USF followed with a win over South Carolina State (14–7), a loss to Charlotte (27–21), and edged out North Texas (14–10). The Bulls went on to defeat Florida Atlantic (27–3) and Memphis (14–7). USF slipped again with close losses to UTSA (17–14) and Navy (14–10), but rebounded with a win against UAB (28–14) and closed the regular season with a blow-out win over Rice (24–3).
