Rangers, Cubs, Nats, Dodgers, Tribe go all in

The Rangers stole the headlines at the Trade Deadline for the second year in a row, but it was the Yankees who showed a whole new side to their existence — they went shopping for the future, and general manager Brian Cashman earned rave reviews for his first plunge into the rebuilding market.

A look at the Deadline dealings of all 30 teams:

Rainmaker wanted to end drought The Rangers, who have not won a World Series since their creation as the expansion Washington Senators in 1961, made the big deal leading up to the Deadline by landing impact catcher Jonathan Lucroy, who has a team-friendly $5.25 million option for 2017, and bullpen arm Jeremy Jeffress. In turn, they gave up a package that included two of their top three prospects: center fielder Lewis Brinson and right-hander Luis Ortiz. They also gave up two other top prospects — second baseman Travis Demeritte to the Braves and Dillon Tate to the Yankees — to add a needed arm for the rotation (Lucas Harrell) and a left-handed bat (Carlos Beltran) to fill void created by loss of Prince Fielder to disabled list.

The Cubs have gone 108 years without a World Series championship and are determined not to let the opportunity to end that drought slip away, so they gave up a handful of prime prospects — including shortstop Gleyber Torres — and made major bullpen moves by getting power closer Aroldis Chapman from the Yankees and left-hander Mike Montgomery from the Mariners.

The Nationals were created as the Expos in 1969 and have not been in a World Series, advancing to the National League Championship Series only once (1981). They are in control in the NL East, but they want more than a division title. Mark Melancon may be a pending free agent, but his addition for prospects gave them a proven closer with plenty to prove to prospective offseason bidders.

The Indians have gone longer than any team other than the Cubs since their last World Series championship (1948). They gave up a package of potentially impactful prospects to land lefty closer Andrew Miller from the Yankees. Rejected by Lucroy, they responded by adding the bat of Rays outfielder Brandon Guyer.

The Dodgers may be setting annual records for payrolls, but their last World Series championship came in 1988 — their longest drought since they moved to Los Angeles in 1958. For the second straight year, they passed on big names. But they were willing to give up prime prospects to compensate for rotation injuries with the additions of Rich Hill and Bud Norris. They addressed concerns about Yasiel Puig with outfielder Josh Reddick, who like Hill will be an unrestricted free agent in the fall.

Don’t let go The Giants filled the need for rotation help with the addition of Matt Moore from the Rays. They added All-Star infielder Eduardo Nunez from the Twins for left-handed prospect Adalberto Mejia, and left-handed setup man Will Smith from the Brewers at the cost of their No. 1-ranked prospect, pitcher Phil Bickford, along with catcher Andrew Susac. Nunez can step in for Matt Duffy, who went to the Rays in the Moore deal.

The Orioles don’t have depth in their system, but they are a game up on the Blue Jays and Red Sox in the American League East. They dealt prospects to the Mariners for left-handed starter Wade Miley, and to the Twins for left-handed reliever Fernando Abad.

The Cardinals filled their need for a left-handed reliever by getting Zach Duke from …

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