By the time this year’s deadline passed, Preller had traded 14 players and acquired eight. Left-handers JP Sears and Nestor Cortes, first baseman Ryan O’Hearn and outfielder Ramón Laureano were among those the Padres landed in addition to Miller, an All-Star last season who is under team control through 2029.

Rumors suggest that the San Diego Padres made a strong push for left-handed pitcher MacKenzie Gore before the MLB trade deadline.

With just hours remaining until the Major League Baseball trade deadline, the San Diego Padres and Athletics have pulled off a massive stunner, with the A's sending All-Star closer Mason Miller to San Diego for a prospect package headlined by the No. 3 prospect in the sport.