A ndrew Chafin, a left-handed relief pitcher now in his 12th MLB season, offered a quick jab upon learning of a trade from the Detroit Tigers to the Texas Rangers last July. "At least it's not California," Chafin said before leaving Detroit's clubhouse en route for Arlington. Chafin might regret that remark one year later.

With today’s MLB trade deadline passing at 5 p.m. CT, we will keep you posted on Rangers trades, trades that impact the Rangers, various opinions on trades and any other delirium that may pass through our barely functioning brain as the countdown ticks off.

The Texas Rangers entered Thursday at 57-52 and in a tie with the Seattle Mariners for the third American League Wild Card spot.