No-MAH to the Cubs; just part of crazed "last minute" MLB trading deadline frenzy

[The Brain]

<a href=http://mlb.mlb.com/NASApp/mlb/mlb/news/mlb_news.jsp?ymd=20040731&content_id=815224&vkey=news_mlb&fext=.jsp target=new>The Red Sox trade Garciaparra to the Chicago Cubs as part a 4-team deal</a>.

In a blockbuster four-team deal announced an hour after the official 4 p.m. ET trade deadline, the Chicago Cubs acquired five-time All-Star shortstop Nomar Garciaparra from the Boston Red Sox.
The Red Sox received shortstop Orlando Cabrera from the Expos and first baseman Doug Mientkiewicz from the Twins in the deal, with the Cubs sending shortstop Alex Gonzalez and minor leaguers Francis Beltran, a right-hander, and Brendan Harris, an infielder, to Montreal. Minnesota gets minor-league pitcher Justin Jones from the Cubs.

In other news, The Yanks traded neurotically enigmantic Jose Contreras... <a href=http://mlb.mlb.com/NASApp/mlb/cws/news/cws_press_release.jsp?ymd=20040731&content_id=815181&vkey=pr_cws&fext=.jsp target=new>for only slightly less enigmatic Esteban Loaiza</a> of the Chicago White Sox. Harold Reynolds also reported on ESPNews that the Yanks got John Olerud to hold down 1st base while Jason Giambi gets over whatever the hell is ailing him.

<a href=http://mlb.mlb.com/NASApp/mlb/mlb/news/trade_deadline/index_04.jsp target=new>Full coverage and links for all other trades here</a>.

The Dodgers were major players today too, picking up Finley from the Diamondbacks, although now everyone wonders how well Milton Bradley (God, I love that name) is going to deal moving to left field. And even the Mets won the Kris Benson sweepstakes that the Pirates had going.

So what do y'all think? Who made the best moves? Worst moves? Who should've been more active?

And of course, there's still the issue with Randy Johnson lurking out there (which is why I put "last minute" in the thread title-- the deadline ain't really the finality of trading).