The Padres either need to actively sell or walk a thin buy\/sell line that involves trading off the MLB roster for help in other areas. In either case, they should have plenty of conversations on a few impact trade chips.<\/p>\n
Record: 51-53 (9.2% playoff odds, per FanGraphs<\/a>)<\/p>\n (For other entries in this series, check out this post<\/a>.)<\/p>\n Sell Mode<\/p>\n Potential Impending Free Agents:\u00a0Adrian Morejon<\/a>,\u00a0Michael King<\/a> (opt-out), Ty France<\/a>, Jason Adam<\/a>, Walker Buehler<\/a>, Yuki Matsui<\/a> (opt-out), Wandy Peralta<\/a> (opt-out), Miguel Andujar<\/a>,\u00a0Luis Rengifo<\/a>,\u00a0Griffin Canning<\/a>, Germ\u00e1n M\u00e1rquez<\/a>, Lucas Giolito<\/a>,\u00a0Kyle Hart<\/a> (club option),\u00a0Ram\u00f3n Laureano<\/a><\/p>\n Note: If\u00a0Nick Pivetta<\/a> doesn\u2019t return from the injured list by August 22, the remaining two years and $32MM on his contract \u2014 both of which are player options \u2014 would convert to a $14MM club option.<\/p>\n Controllable Trade Candidates:\u00a0Mason Miller<\/a>,\u00a0Jeremiah Estrada<\/a>,\u00a0Bradgley Rodriguez<\/a>, Gavin Sheets<\/a>,\u00a0Luis Campusano<\/a><\/p>\n We\u2019ve focused most of our attention throughout the deadline series on impending free agents. Those players are the most likely to move when a team falls out of contention. We\u2019ll make an exception in the Padres\u2019 case, as their deadline hinges so much around whether to shop Mason Miller.<\/p>\n San Diego has three and a half seasons of arbitration control over baseball\u2019s best closer. They\u2019re one year removed from surrendering\u00a0Leo De Vries<\/a> (one of the five best prospects in the sport) to acquire him. Miller is on track for one of the greatest reliever seasons in history, going 26-26 in save chances with a 0.84 ERA while striking out almost half his opponents. The Padres would only move him for a monster return, almost certainly a bigger prospect package than any other player will net this deadline season. He\u2019s their best opportunity to land a controllable starter for a rotation that has zero trustworthy arms locked into the 2027 staff.<\/p>\n
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