1. Cliff Lee to the Texas Rangers: The July 9 trade with Seattle was the first blockbuster to go down and no one was able to top it in the three weeks that followed. In acquiring Lee and his insane K/BB mark (114 to 7), the Rangers nabbed the best pitching prospect on the market and showed they weren't going to let their financial situation turn them into a "just happy to be here" division winner in the the playoffs.mlb jerseys  C.J. Wilson is a nice pitcher, but Lee gives them a much better start to any playoff series.   

2. Roy Oswalt to the Philadelphia Phillies: Though his Fightin' debut left a lot to be desired, Oswalt's decision to relent and leave Houston for the northeast potentially gives the Phillies the league's best 1-2-3 pitching rotation. At the very least, it ended the hot potato that was Philly's third starter spot and gives the team the rotation stability it will need to catch Atlanta. 

3. Ted Lilly, Ryan Theriot, Scott Podsednik and Octavio Dotel to the Los Angeles Dodgers: For being handcuffed by the McCourts' tight purse strings, GM Ned Colletti sure was able to add a lot of usable pieces. Lilly will be a reliable starter for Joe Torre's rotation and should pitch well in spacious Dodger Stadium. The other three players aren't going to cause too much excitement, but will give the Dodgers depth when they could have just done nothing. The most incredible part is that ESPN's Buster Olney hears that all four players were only added for about $3 million in extra payroll.