The Yankees were active early and often in the days and weeks leading up to the July 31st trade deadline. By the time the dust cleared on Thursday evening they had acquired seven new players—four position players and three pitchers—to supplement their roster for the stretch run. They were the busiest team in the AL East, but let's turn our attention to the rest of the division with an overview of what each of the Yankees’ rivals were up to at the deadline.

We'll begin with the Blue Jays, who hold a 3.5-game lead over the Yankees for the top spot in the division. The Jays have been red hot for the past few months and embarrassed New York in two recent head-to-series, taking six of seven. But despite sitting atop the division, Toronto took a rather conservative approach to the deadline, w

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