But Preller, like Beane before him, prefers to focus on what he gets rather than what he gives, and how this year's prize, Miller, joins Justin Upton, Craig Kimbrel, Blake Snell, Yu Darvish, Joe Musgrove, Josh Hader, Juan Soto, Dylan Cease, Luis Arráez and Tanner Scott -- players who came back in deals and, in varying ways, made the Padres matter.

The Miller trade is controversial, considering the Padres dealt baseball’s No. 3 overall prospect, but that move will be crucial down the stretch. San Diego shored up every roster hole they had: left field,

The San Diego Padres had a busy trade deadline, and continued to make moves in August by bringing in minor league catcher Eli Wilson from the Pittsburgh Pirates

After a monster trade deadline, the San Diego Padres trail the Los Angeles Dodgers by just three games in the National League West standings. The Padres will look to inch even closer when they face another division rival,

Dylan Cease allowed one hit over five innings, Jake Cronenworth and Ramon Laureano homered and the San Diego Padres beat the St. Louis Cardinals 7-3.

Pedro Pages cracked a three-run homer to tie the game and Masyn Winn snapped a tie with a two-run double as the visiting St. Louis Cardinals rallied from an early 4-0 deficit to topple the San Diego Padres 8-5 on Saturday.