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The 2011 trading deadline went from zero to sixty on Wednesday with a pair of blockbuster deals. The Giants and Cardinals loaded up for the stretch run, and the Mets and Blue Jays capitalized on the desperation of those two contenders by acquiring a pair of young players with star potential.

First came a three-team trade involving the Cardinals, Blue Jays and White Sox that could involve as many as 13 players, the most significant of which are right-handed starter Edwin Jackson, whom the Jays acquired from the White Sox and sent to St. Louis to reinforce the Cardinals rotation, and Colby Rasmus, the soon-to-be 25-year-old centerfielder whom the Jays hope will realize his start potential in Toronto. Not to be out-done, the Giants almost immediately trumped that deal by landing one of this year's top deadline targets. Though the trade is not yet official, SI.com's...

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