This article was originally published on www.si.com/mlb/rangers as Breaking Down Excellent Grade Rangers Received for Merrill Kelly Trade. As the trade deadline has come and gone, the Texas Rangers were a fairly active team.

On Thursday, the Rangers' rotation had an MLB-best 3.16 ERA. It’s only going to get better. With less than an hour to go until Thursday's 5 p.m. CT Trade Deadline, Texas acquired Merrill Kelly from the Diamondbacks for a trio of pitching prospects.

The Texas Rangers have acquired veteran right-handed starting pitcher Merrill Kelly from the Arizona Diamondbacks, the team announced Thursday. The Diamondbacks receive minor-leag