The 2014 Major League Baseball trade deadline has come and passed, and the biggest questions and rumors were finally answered.

For some fan bases, team needs were addressed and the future looks bright. For others, this trade deadline was a disappointment and still many questions remain.

After the 4 p.m. trade deadline there were multiple winners and losers for a variety of reasons. Some very talented players are listed with playoff bound teams. Latin Post.com takes a look at the biggest winners and losers of the 2014 MLB trade deadline:

Winners

Oakland Athletics

There's no doubt who the biggest winner was this year.

The Athletics and their General Manager Billy Beane are going all out. It's championship or bust for this team this season. The Athletics traded for former Boston Red Sox pitching ace Jon Lester along with outfielder Jonny Gomes. Lester helped the Red Sox win two World Series titles and still has plenty of shelf life remaining. Maybe Beane is throwing away his "Moneyball" philosophy.

Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim

The Angels didn't exactly make the exciting last second trade, but they did very well leading up to the deadline. Their best decision was trading for relief pitcher Huston Street on July 19. The Angels' pitching staff has improved significantly as the season has progressed. The Angels' bullpen ERA has decreased by two runs per game since mid June. The team is currently 63-43, just three wins behind the powerful Oakland Athletics.

Detroit Tigers

The Tigers made the single biggest addition by trading for Tampa Bay Rays pitcher David Price on Thursday. The Tigers currently sit in first place in the American League Central at 58-46 and already have the fifth-best offense in the entire league with 487 runs scored. This was an obvious decision for the Ray,s because defensively, they ranked 22nd in runs against.

Price will join Max Scherzer, Justin Verlander, Rick Porcello and Anibal Sanchez in this high profile rotation.Is this staff strong enough to guarantee Detroit that elusive World Series ring?

Losers

Kansas City Royals

The Royals haven't had a single postseason appearance since 1985, when they won the World Series against the Cardinals--a very controversial finish but still a victory. This year, the Royals are in second place in the American League Central and just four wins behind the Detroit Tigers for first place. The Royals rank last in all of baseball with just 61 home runs hit this season and failed to address that issue. Bringing in Giancarlo Stanton would have been a huge upgrade.

New York Yankees

It's kind of rare to see the Yankees struggle to bring in free agents and make blockbuster trades. Even though MLB doesn't have a salary cap, every team still has their own restriction on the amount they can spend. The Alex Rodriguez cloud is still hovering over them, and pitcher Carsten Sabathia is making $23 million this season. With Masahiro Tanaka out with an elbow injury, July was a really bad month for the pinstripes.

Pittsburgh Pirates

The Pirates are a fairly balanced team. They rank average in both multiple offensive and defensive categories, but it would have been go to see them finally make a superstar move. Rumors swirled that they were "very interested" in Tampa Bay Rays pitcher David Price, but that never came to fruition. The Pirates are well known for staying quiet and relatively cheap during the trade deadline.

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