{"id":316457,"date":"2025-11-27T09:15:07","date_gmt":"2025-11-27T09:15:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/316457\/"},"modified":"2025-11-27T09:15:07","modified_gmt":"2025-11-27T09:15:07","slug":"padres-could-lose-trade-deadline-addition-to-nl-playoff-contender","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/316457\/","title":{"rendered":"Padres could lose trade deadline addition to NL playoff contender"},"content":{"rendered":"

When the San Diego Padres<\/a> landed Ryan O’Hearn at the trade deadline in a deal with the Baltimore Orioles<\/a>, the idea was for him to come in and be an above-average player in San Diego. It felt like, at times, that wasn’t the case for whatever reason, although his numbers weren’t horrible.<\/p>\n

On the surface, in 50 games with the Padres, O’Hearn still posted a 105 OPS+. He only had 10 extra-base hits, which was way down from his 28 in the first half with the Orioles, but he was an All-Star in 2025, and there should be a team willing to pay the 32-year-old to be an everyday player.\u00a0<\/p>\n

When predicting which team might be for the former Padres veteran, Will Laws of Sports Illustrated suggested the Cincinnati Reds<\/a> could be the team.<\/p>\n

\u201cA feel-good breakout hitter in his age-31 season, O\u2019Hearn absolutely raked for the Orioles in the first half before returning to his career norm upon being traded to the Padres\u2014that is, a slightly above-average hitter at first base. There\u2019s a good chance 2025 will be the only year he ever makes it to the All-Star Game, and a true World Series contender will likely want more from his position. But the lefty\u2019s bat-to-ball skill and commendable defense at least gives him a high production floor,\u201d he wrote<\/a>.<\/p>\n

O’Hearn would be an intriguing option for a team like the Reds, especially when factoring in how small Great American Ball Park plays.\u00a0<\/p>\n

He has some power, but not a ton. However, if he played in Great American Ball Park for a whole year, it wouldn’t be too surprising to see him hit 25 homers.<\/p>\n

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