SAN DIEGO, CA - AUGUST 26: Max Scherzer #31 of the Los Angeles Dodgers walks off the field in the seventh inning agains the San Diego Padres on August 26, 2021 at Petco Park in San Diego, California. (Photo by Matt Thomas/San Diego Padres/Getty Images)
The July 30 trade deadline was officially the beginning of the Los Angeles Dodgers and San Diego Padres heading in complete opposite directions.
Remember when the Pads were *this* close to trading for Max Scherzer? Esteemed MLB insider Ken Rosenthal reported it! Everyone truly thought the NL West arms race would get that much more competitive.