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Padres' blockbuster trade deadline moves have aged incredibly well
It's only been a little over two weeks, but the Padres' trade deadline moves have looked to be one of the best in baseball, only matched by the incredible Milwaukee Brewers, who are the hottest team in baseball thanks to their trades ahead of the deadline.
The former top prospect's injury-plagued second stint in San Diego comes to an end. Visit MLB Trade Rumors for more.
The San Diego Padres took a brutal home loss against the Boston Red Sox, losing 10-2 at Petco Park on Friday. Starting pitcher Nick Pivetta, who had been solid
Kershaw outpitched injured Padres starter Michael King’s replacement, Randy Vásquez, the bulk-innings pitcher. Vásquez went 3 2/3 innings and allowed two runs. He came in after reliever Wandy Peralta got four outs to open the game.
In one of their worst performances of the season, the Padres beat themselves in a shutout to the Dodgers, which reclaimed first place.
The talk of the league was what the Padres were doing at the trade deadline and all the insane moves GM AJ Preller was making.
We’ve never traded for a player that we’ve gotten more positive reports after the trade,' the veteran general manager said this week.
Padres closer Robert Suarez, the major league saves leader entering Thursday with 33, can opt out of the next two years and pursue free agency. If he does that, the Padres then have to decide whether or not to pursue a reunion while bidding against the other 29 teams.
The San Diego Padres made waves at the MLB trade deadline, but they still have one glaring problem that could hold them back.
After acquiring closer Mason Miller and starter JP Spears from the Athletics on Thursday, the San Diego Padres now have decisions to make on Dylan Cease and Robert Suárez.
There's just no fun option for opposing offenses. Even if you knock a Padres starter out of a game early (which has been tough in its own right recently), your prize is facing Jason Adam or Adrian Morejon or Wandy Peralta or Jeremiah Estrada or Mason Miller and then Robert Suárez in the ninth. Brutal.
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