Rod Beck in 1999 was acquired on Aug 31, 1999 and his 1.93 ERA helped the Red Sox get to the Wild Card, he appeared in two games giving up zero runs in the divisional win over Cleveland, but did give up the game winner in the 10th innning of game one of the ALCS against NYY.
Moyer did put up a 115 OPS+ last year with the Phillies and a 5-2 W/L
Jeff Conine was acquired on the 31st of August by the Marlins in 2003 and was a key to them winning the Series.
ESPN - Crasnick: Players who could be moved in August - MLB
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August can be a busy time for trades. Last season, Livan Hernandez, Javy Lopez, Eric Hinske, Jamie Moyer, Guillermo Mota, Shawn Green, Scott Schoeneweis, Russell Branyan, Neifi Perez, Phil Nevin and David Wells were among the players who changed addresses in August.
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Crasnick's most likely to move this year?
Tejada
Piazza
Hunter
Glaus
Vizquel
King
Chacon
Farnsworth
Connine
That's some decent talent
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