The 2025 MLB trade deadline was one of the most active in recent memory, and while there was no true superstar-caliber player changing hands, some major trades went down ahead of the annual deadline.

Correa was traded back to the Astros, where he started his MLB career, for a 26 year-old prospect who has never pitched above High-A ball. That's as clear a salary dump as you'll ever see — and if you needed any more assurance of that,