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Full Padres Trade Deadline Haul After Wild Day That Involved 22 Players, 5 Trades

The San Diego Padres had an active deadline, making several huge trades to strengthen their roster heading into August. The biggest trade of the day came in the morning, when the Padres shipped off four top-30 prospects to the Athletics for All-Star closer Mason Miller and starting pitcher JP Sears.

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Padres Notes: Friars Win Deadline, Make Shocking Trades, Why Wasn’t Dylan Cease Moved?

The San Diego Padres had a historic deadline, bringing in seven players to fill their needs while emptying a third of their Top-30 prospects. The headliner of the bunch of new arrivals is clearly former Athletic Mason Miller, who the Padres had to sacrifice No.

MLB News / Yardbarker / August 1

Trade-happy A's building something special

A flurry of deals Thursday highlighted a busy MLB trade deadline. While many position players and starting pitchers were dealt, the theme of this year's deadline was postseason contenders adding to their bullpen.

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San Diego Padres News / Field Level Media / August 1

With new additions, Padres seek to subdue Cardinals

If the San Diego Padres are contending, it's a given that general manager A.J. Preller is going for it. After making five trades on Thursday, Preller showed he is swinging for the fences to bring the franchise its first World Series title.

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A.J. Preller News / Gaslamp Ball / August 1

AJ Preller, Padres make moves for now AND later on deadline day

San Diego fills out roster with much-needed additions to prepare for playoff push No one can accuse the San Diego Padres and their General Manager AJ Preller of being boring.

San Diego Padres News / Just Baseball / August 1

The Padres, Once Again, Steal the Deadline Headlines

There’s reckless driving, then there’s going 130 mph the wrong way down a one-way street. Padres GM A.J. Preller is the one behind the wheel, texting and changing the music.

A.J. Preller News / Gaslamp Ball / August 1

Another trade deadline A.J. Preller made Peter Seidler proud

Peter was all about winning and boy did Preller go all-in today Peter Seidler was loved by Padres fans because he wanted to win at all costs. Didn’t matter if it put him into debt or if it meant overpaying to bring in or keep talent.

MLB News / MLB Trade Rumors / August 1

Padres acquire former Yankees All-Star pitcher

The Padres and Brewers have agreed to a trade.

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San Diego Padres News / MLB Trade Rumors / August 1

Busy Padres DFA two veterans after massive trade deadline

The Padres' busy day continues.

Padres stay busy at trade deadline, add coveted power bat

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Padres make blockbuster deal for A's closer

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San Diego Padres News / Just Baseball / August 1

Padres Complete Their Lineup with Ryan O’Hearn and Ramón Laureano

San Diego Padres general manager A.J. Preller continues to approach this trade deadline with unprecedented tenacity. After acquiring star closer Mason Miller from the Athletics, he swung a huge deal with the Baltimore Orioles to get two impact hitters.

MLB News / Yardbarker / July 31

Brewers pull off late deadline deals with NL West teams

The Milwaukee Brewers made a pair of late moves as the trade deadline closed.

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San Diego Padres News / Gaslamp Ball / July 31

Padres add payroll and strengthen the team

Dylan Cease and Robert Suarez stay while Friars add The final moments of the trade deadline resulted in the Padres adding another starting pitcher to their rotation while holding on to Dylan Cease and Robert Suarez.

A.J. Preller News / MLB on ClutchPoints / July 31

Padres’ AJ Preller keeps it rolling with trade for Hall of Famer’s son

The San Diego Padres are, once again, the team of the MLB trade deadline. They picked up Mason Miller from the Athletics in one of the biggest deals of the day.

MLB News / MLB Trade Rumors / July 31

Padres acquire young infielder from Blue Jays

He made his MLB debut last season, and impressed by hitting .305/.337/.451 over his first 86 plate appearances in the Show.

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Ryan O'Hearn News / Yardbarker / August 1

Padres stay busy at trade deadline, add coveted power bat

The San Diego Padres are teetering between contention and another disappointing campaign.

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Padres make blockbuster deal for A's closer

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MLB News / MLB Trade Rumors / July 31

Padres to acquire pair of bats from Orioles for large package of prospects

They stood as two of the more obvious trade candidates on the Orioles’ roster

Padres make blockbuster deal for A's closer

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Freddy Fermin News / Total Apex Sports / July 31

Freddy Fermin Acquired By San Diego Padres

Who saw this trade coming? Freddy Fermin wasn’t exactly at the top of anyone’s trade speculation list, but here we are. The Kansas City Royals and San Diego Padres decided to spice up the deadline with a move that has baseball fans analyzing every angle.

Robert Suarez News / MLB Trade Rumors / July 31

Padres Leaning Towards Holding Robert Suarez

The Padres just landed a superstar reliever in the biggest move of deadline season. Mason Miller’s presence theoretically gives the Padres more freedom to trade incumbent closer Robert Suarez in the next three hours.