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.

Padres general manager AJ Preller swung big at the MLB trade deadline, adding Mason Miller to an already loaded San Diego bullpen.

The San Diego Padres had to pay a steep price to acquire closer Mason Miller from the Athletics, but general manager A.J. Preller was happy to pay it. On a trade deadline day on which the Padres overhauled their entire roster,