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.

This article was originally published on as The San Diego Padres' Trade of Uber-Prospect Made Baseball History. On Thursday, the San Diego Padres and Athletics completed an agressive trade deadline deal that sent All-Star closer Mason Miller to the Padres while sending uber-talented prospect Leo De Vries (and others) to the A's.