seball for years Ronald Acuna Jr. Jersey , and it appears to be gaining in importance in recent years.Two years ago, the Chicago Cubs acquired closer Aroldis Chapman from the New York Yankees prior to the trade deadline, and the Cubs went on to over come a 108-year dry spell by defeating the Cleveland Indians in the World Series.The Houston Astros followed in a similar route last year as they traded for starting pitcher Justin Verlander from the Detroit Tigers, and the Astros won their first World Series in team history.If that trend is going to continue, it will be difficult for any team to acquire a bigger star than the Los Angeles Dodgers did when they picked up shortstop Manny Machado from the Baltimore Orioles July 18, the day after the All-Star Game.Machado is a dominating player who is scheduled to become a free agent at the end of the 2018 season. Instead of playing shortstop with the Dodgers, he has moved to third base because of the groin injury suffered by Justin Turner. While the former Oriole is quite insistent about playing the rest of his career at shortstop, he has told manager Dave Roberts he is willing to play third base to help the team.Machado is one of the top impact players in MLB, and the Dodgers clearly can use his services. Los Angeles made it all the way to the seventh game of the World Series last year before losing to the Astros, and Machado can help the Dodgers gets back to the championship and potentially win it.Machado is a four-time All-Star and a two-time Gold Glove winner, and he has a .314/.390/.564 slash line with 25 home runs and 68 RBI.Machado is clearly the top acquisition in trade deadline moves, but the Dodgers are not the only team to help themselves.Here'sa linkto all trades that have been made through July 29.The New York Yankees have added starter J.A. Happ from the Toronto Blue Jays and reliever Zach Britton from the Orioles. Happ pitched and won in his first start for the Yankees Sunday against the Kansas City Royals Sean Newcomb Jersey , while Britton makes a powerful bullpen even better.While Britton is basically insurance for the Yankees in case Chapman is not at his best, the Bronx Bombers may have to cash in on that policy. Chapman has had several erratic outings in recent weeks, and his knee problems have been causing quite a bit of concern.The Milwaukee Brewers are attempting to engage the Chicago Cubs this summer and take the NL Central title from them. The Brewers added to their lineup by acquiring third baseman Mike Moustakas from the Kansas City Royals.Moustakas will give the Brewers an additional power threat who has been quite successful when the Royals won the AL pennant in 2014 and the World Series the following year. His acquisition means Travis Shaw moves from third base to second base, and that's an unusual position switch for a corner infielder.Brett Phillips showed off his athletic ability with this catch at Yankee Stadium.Frank Franklin II/Associated PressThe Royals got outfielder Brett Phillips and pitcher Jorge Lopez in return, and Phillips showed off his athletic ability Sunday with a home run-robbing catch in New York against the Yankees.The Cubs have made a move to upgrade their starting pitching by acquiring veteran lefthander Cole Hamels from the Texas Rangers. The Cubs have struggled with their starters as Yu Darvish remains on the disabled list and Tyler Chatwood has struggled with an inability to thrown strikes, so the acquisition of Hamels makes sense. However, Hamels has an earned-run average of 10.23 in his last five outings.The Rangers acquired a pair of minor leaguers in right-handed pitchers Eddie Butler and Rollie Lacy as well as a player to be named later. CHICAGO (AP) — With Pedro Strop sidelined by a hamstring injury, Chicago Cubs manager Joe Maddon gave the ball to Jorge De La Rosa for the ninth inning.And it worked.The 37-year-old De La Rosa got three outs for his first career save, helping the Cubs top the Cincinnati Reds 3-2 on Friday night.Ian Happ hit a three-run homer in the seventh inning as NL Central-leading Chicago stayed 1 1/2 games ahead of second-place Milwaukee, which posted a 7-4 victory over Pittsburgh. Ben Zobrist had three hits, and Dillon Maples (1-0) earned his first career win.De La Rosa surrendered a one-out double to Curt Casali and walked Billy Hamilton with two down before Scott Schebler flied out to center. It was the first save opportunity for Chicago since Strop strained his left hamstring trying to beat out a double-play grounder during Thursday’s 4-3 victory at Washington, shelving the key reliever for the rest of the regular season.Strop had been subbing for closer Brandon Morrow Preston Tucker Jersey , who is on the disabled list with a right arm injury.After Cole Hamels allowed two runs over 6 2/3 innings, Maples got the final out of the seventh, Jaime Garcia tossed a perfect eighth and De La Rosa closed it out in his 426th major league appearance.Maddon called it an “unlikely bullpen.”“The walk to Hamilton made it interesting, but (De La Rosa) had great composure,” he said. “First big league save, wow. Good for him.”Happ’s homer was just his second in 22 games. The 24-year-old switch hitter is batting .186 over the span.“It’s been a while since I’ve had one of those,” Happ said. “To get a hit in that situation coming off what we’ve had to do the last couple of weeks, to give us a chance to win a ballgame, it was great.”Cincinnati had won four of six, including two of three against the contending Los Angeles Dodgers. The last-place Reds wasted a terrific start by Matt Harvey, who struck out six in six scoreless innings.“It was just about getting ahead,” Harvey said. “The big thing was being able to mix different pitches for a strike and really throw it whenever I wanted to.“That was the first time in a long time that all four pitches were kind of doing exactly what I wanted to.”Cincinnati jumped in front on consecutive homers by Jose Peraza and Joey Votto in the fourth Zack Greinke Jersey , but Chicago rallied after Harvey was replaced by David Hernandez (5-1).Victor Caratini led off the seventh with a single and David Bote reached on an error on third baseman Eugenio Suarez. After pinch-hitter Tommy La Stella hit into a forceout, Happ drove a 1-0 pitch into the bleachers in left-center.Hamels struck out seven to increase his career total to 2,396, matching Sandy Koufax for 48th on the all-time list. He is 4-0 in nine starts since he was acquired in a trade with Texas.CLOSER CONUNDRUMStrop had 11 saves in 13 opportunities since Morrow went on the DL in July. He is 6-1 with a 2.26 ERA over 59 2/3 innings in 60 appearances.Unless the Cubs can make a trade, Maddon said he envisions using a closer-by-committee approach, including veterans Steve Cishek, Justin Wilson and Jesse Chavez.TRAINER’S ROOMReds: RHP Lucas Sims is sidelined with a strain on his right side. “He’s got little something going on with his lat that he’s not available to pitch right now,” manager Jim Riggleman said.Cubs: Morrow (right biceps inflammation) is scheduled to throw a simulated game on Saturday. … Maddon said OF Jason Heyward (right hamstring tightness) might return next week.UP NEXTReds LHP Cody Reed (0-2, 5.08 ERA) faces Cubs ace Jon Lester (15-6, 3.57 ERA) on Saturday. Lester lost his last start on Monday to Milwaukee, exiting after 5 2/3 innings with lower back tightness.