Padres' A.J. Preller 'drives everyone nuts' at trade deadline
The San Diego Padres were one of the most active teams at the 2025 MLB trade deadline. From the improvements in the lineup to the rotation getting deeper and the incredible addition of Mason Miller, it was a busy deadline for A.J. Preller.
For the Padres' general manager, it was another deadline where he was one of the top buyers. But, in a piece from Mark Feinsand of MLB.com, from the perspective of executives around baseball, the Padres were a frustrating team to deal with.
"Preller drives everyone nuts!" said an AL executive. "He basically kept multiple teams on the hook as he shopped De Vries. He was a buyer, but kind of operated like a seller in terms of auctioning off De Vries to the highest bidder."
Preller sold the highest-ranked prospect at the deadline in 18-year-old shortstop Leo De Vries. With plenty of teams interested in the Padres' top prospect, who was ranked third in baseball by MLB Pipeline, Preller could act like a seller, in turn, frustrating executives.
The Padres eventually dealt De Vries, along with a few other pitching prospects, to the Athletics for Miller and starting pitcher JP Sears. It was the blockbuster of the deadline, and added even more firepower to the top bullpen in baseball.
MORE: Padres pull off blockbuster trade for Athletics' Mason Miller
Preller's handling of the trade deadline isn't the same as other general managers. Plenty hold onto their prospects, while Preller isn't afraid to move them for MLB talent.
This season was no different, but as the AL executive said, the way Preller went about trading De Vries was different. Despite being a buyer, he acted as a seller with De Vries, driving the price up and demanding top-dollar for the top prospect.
It worked out in the end, as the Padres landed one of baseball's best young relievers in Miller, who has one of the fastest fastballs in baseball.
Getting Miller at the deadline came with a lot of frustration, mainly for other executives looking to sell. Despite it being a seller's market, they couldn't act like it, as Preller acted as a seller when it came to De Vries.
Preller had a productive deadline for the Padres, but in doing so, caused frustration for executives in negotiations, even driving some "nuts" as they tried to deal for De Vries, the best prospect who was dealt at the trade deadline.
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