Only one deal was made by the Reds before Thursday's non-waivers Trade Deadline but it was a doozy. Ken Griffey Jr. went to the White Sox but none of Cincinnati's 12 other potential free agents were moved.

Reds GM Walt Jocketty said some offers were made near the end of the deadline but he chose not to agree to them.

"We talked to different clubs about different proposals but never felt there was one that really benefitted us," Jocketty said. "We're better off holding on to the players we had and try to win as many games as we can."

The Reds outfield will now have Adam Dunn in left field, Jerry Hairston Jr. in center field and Jay Bruce in right field.

 

-- Mark Sheldon

Pitcher Eddie Guardado was informed Thursday afternoon that he was being traded to the Washington Nationals. Manager Ron Washington delivered the news while Guardado was taking a steam bath in the Rangers clubhouse. Washington told Guardado they wanted to see him upstairs.

Guardado stormed into a conference room in the Rangers front office where general manager Jon Daniels was meeting with aides. Daniels asked Guardado into another room, then couldn't keep a straight face.

"You're still a Texas Ranger," Daniels said, revealing the elaborate joke played on one of the game's best practical jokers.

Said Guardado later, "They got me good."

-- T.R. Sullivan

It's official: the Mets did nothing at the Trading Deadline.

General manager Omar Minaya said he was in quite a few discussions to improve the team's bullpen today, but nothing materialized. The Mets targeted a group of top-flight relievers, but the price of those players remained too high. And they had chances to acquire a mid-level reliever, but Minaya didn't see that as enough of an improvement over what they already have.

"We talked to some teams, but we really, at the end, there was no name guy there that was a difference-maker," Minaya said.

Minaya said that the Mets would likely still try to swing a waiver deal in the coming weeks, and that many of their top prospects -- Fernando Martinez, Jon Niese, Eddie Kunz and Bobby Parnell included -- would "definitely" factor into the mix down the stretch. None of those players were truly untouchable during trade negotiations, but none of them went anywhere, either. That should tell you the direction in which the Mets are trying to go with their farm system.

--Anthony DiComo

General manager John Mozeliak just confirmed by text message that the Cardinals did not complete any moves prior to the non-waiver Trade Deadline.

-Matthew Leach

The Pirates will be announcing a trade shortly, as they are a part of a three-team trade that involves the Pirates, Dodgers and Red Sox.

Manny Ramirez has been dealt to the Dodgers.

The Pirates will receive Brandon Moss (OF) and Craig Hansen (RHP) from Boston and Bryan Morris (RHP and Andy LaRoche, the brother of Pirates' Adam LaRoche, from Los Angeles.

Jason Bay has been dealt to the Red Sox.

An official announcement is expected shortly.

-- Jenifer Langosch

Just when it seemed the Red Sox weren't going to be able to find a deal for star slugger Manny Ramirez, they have reportedly dealt the right-handed hitting run producer to the Los Angeles Dodgers. SI.com reported the news. The Boston Globe also reported that the Red Sox had traded Ramirez to the Dodgers. Rumblings are that Jason Bay is in fact going from Pittsburgh to Boston to make it a three-way deal.

Details to come.

Ian Browne

The Trade Deadline passed with the Royals making no deals. The club announced at 3 p.m. CT that the club did nothing although left-handed reliever Ron Mahay and second baseman Mark Grudzielanek were among Royals rumored to be attracting interest.

-- Dick Kaegel

The official 4 p.m. deadline has approached, and while there's still the possibility that the Mets snuck in a last-minute deal, they've been eerily quiet all day.

SI.com reported rumblings that the Mets were taking a look at Pittsburgh's Ian Snell (as a reliever, not a starter) and Washington's Luis Ayala. But neither deal seems to have materialized. The Mets seem to have given up on the search for a corner outfielder.

We'll know everything for certain when Omar Minaya addresses the media in roughly an hour.

--Anthony DiComo

With the 4 p.m. ET Trade Deadline past, a baseball source in Tampa Bay confirmed that no deal was struck between the Rays and Pirates to send Jason Bay to Tampa Bay in exchange for prospects.

While there remains the possibility that another team could have snuck in an offer before 4 p.m., it appears right now that Bay is staying in Pittsburgh. No other substantial offers were known to be on the table.

-- Jenifer Langosch

Apparently, the Mariners have pulled out of a trade with the Blue Jays that would've sent outfielder Raul Ibanez to Toronto. According to ESPN's Jayson Stark, Seattle had second thoughts about the deal, which reportedly would've been a two-for-one swap, involving only big-league players.

--Jordan Bastian