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The nonwaiver trade deadline is behind us, but that doesn't mean teams can't still upgrade their roster via trade. Clubs now have until the end of August to add players via waivers and still include them on the postseason roster.

Generally the moves made at this time are small scale, but there have been some notable waiver deals over the years, most memorably the blockbuster between the Los Angeles Dodgers and Boston Red Sox in 2012.

The July 31 MLB non-waiver trade deadline began with a bang and ended with an explosion.

1. Beyond the July 31 trade deadline...

OK, so now what happens? Glad you asked.

The beautiful thing about Detroit’s acquisition of David Price is that not only does it help the Tigers this year, but they now are in position to kiss off Max Scherzer this winter, knowing Price will be in their 2015 rotation.

Last week, baseball fans witnessed one of the craziest trade deadline days MLB has ever seen.

If it sounds like a scenario ripped straight from a Hollywood script, maybe that's fitting: the Los Angeles Dodgers and Los Angeles Angels clashing in the World Series. Angeleno pitted against Angeleno. Tinseltown abuzz with October intrigue.

There is a moment when a star player winces, or staggers or crumples in pain, and an entire fanbase holds its collective breath. Sometimes it's nothing, sometimes it's everything.

Unfortunately for the Pittsburgh Pirates and their fans, the injury suffered by MVP center fielder Andrew McCutchen doesn't sound like nothing. 

Justin Verlander is in the midst of a wildly inconsistent year, especially by his lofty standards, but his game off the diamond is clearly not lacking. 

For the uninitiated, the Detroit Tigers right-hander is dating Kate Upton, the two-time Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue cover model, and during Monday's game against the New York Yankees, he showed why: 

Even though the July 31 trade deadline has passed, there is still a chance for some big-name stars to change teams via waivers.

Which top players have a chance of clearing waivers and heading to a new team?

Find out as Bleacher Report's MLB Lead Columnist Scott Miller breaks down which high-profile athletes have a realistic chance of being moved by the end of August.

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The St. Louis Cardinals were active at the non-waiver trade deadline this season.  The moves shook up the clubhouse by sending two clubhouse favorites, Allen Craig and Joe Kelly, to the Boston Red Sox in exchange for John Lackey and Corey Littrell.

Detroit Tigers center fielder Ezequiel Carrera laid out for an incredible over-the-shoulder catch with the bases loaded on a ball hit to the warning track by the New York Yankees' Jacoby Ellsbury. 

Unfortunately, despite Carrera's efforts, Ichiro Suzuki still scored. But this catch is one of the more impressive athletic displays we've seen all season.