Here are the notable trades made leading up to the Trade Deadline, which was July 31 at 6 p.m. ET. A whopping 50 trades were made in the final 31 hours leading up to the Deadline. We focused here on trades made since the All-Star break,

Things can move quickly on MLB trade deadline day, and lists of the best available trade candidates are often out of date before you've had your morning cup of coffee thanks to trades taking place overnight and in the early hours of the morning.

Follow along for analysis of all major transactions leading into Thursday's 6 p.m. ET trade deadline. Julio Aguilar / Getty Images Sport / GettyBrewers beef up catching, Rays buy and sell To Brewers To Rays C Danny Jansen IF Jadher Areinamo To Rays To Marlins C Nick Fortes OF Matthew Etzel It's never a surprise to see the Rays both buying and selling around the deadline.