The White Sox went down to the wire before trading starting pitcher Adrian Houser to the Tampa Bay Rays for Curtis Mead, Duncan Davitt and Ben Peoples, a move that was reported by USA Today's Bob Nightengale six minutes before the deadline.

The trade deadline has come and gone. Both the White Sox and Cubs made moves before the deadline expired. Here's what we learned about both teams after their moves.

Major League Baseball's trade deadline passed at 6 p.m. ET on Thursday, meaning it was only a matter of time before some executives had to explain themselves -- and their lack of activity -- to their fans.