I’m sure you have come across articles that tell you which teams were winners and losers at the trade deadline but the truth is we all don’t actually know who won or lost. All we can say is who we think won on paper and the Padres had a great deadline on paper.
President of Baseball Operations A.J. Preller has made some big moves in the past—take last year for example—but he didn’t make any big moves this time around. And that’s okay because it wasn’t needed.
The star talent needed to win is already in that clubhouse.