Who won Merrill Kelly trade between Arizona Diamondbacks and Texas Rangers? Check out early grades to Merrill Kelly trade at 2025 MLB deadline.

With less than an hour to go before the trade deadline, the Texas Rangers pushed a few more chips toward the middle of the table, acquiring Merrill Kelly from the Arizona Diamondbacks. As the deadline neared,

The Texas Rangers strengthened their starting rotation, having acquired Merrill Kelly via trade from the Arizona Diamondbacks.

The Twins were 34-27 on June 4 when they lost their No. 1 starter, Pablo López, because of a strained shoulder muscle. Two weeks later they were below .500 and have been a losing team since. Only All-Star center fielder Byron Buxton was hitting above expectations this season,