Five months after giving up a huge cache of players to acquire Mason Miller, the San Diego Padres are at least fielding interest in their star closer. <\/p>\n
Per Jon Heyman<\/a> of the New York Post and MLB Network, the New York Mets are among many teams making inquiries to the Padres about Miller. <\/p>\n Heyman added the Padres will listen to any potential offers that might come in, but they “love” Miller and “would need to be overwhelmed” to move him. <\/p>\n The Padres pulled off one of the most surprising deals prior to the July 31 trade deadline when they landed Miller from the Athletics. It cost them\u00a0four prospects<\/a>, including Leo De Vries when he was ranked as the No. 3 overall prospect by MLB.com.<\/p>\n Ken Rosenthal and Dennis Lin<\/a>\u00a0of The Athletic reported at the time of the trade the Padres considered the idea of stretching out Miller to be a starter in 2026.<\/p>\n Padres manager Craig Stammen\u00a0said<\/a>\u00a0this week during the winter meetings that likely won’t happen because they want to keep the bullpen as a strength for the team.<\/p>\n There have been a lot of questions about San Diego’s spending level going into next season. Chairman John Seidler recently addressed the issue with\u00a0Kevin Acee<\/a>\u00a0of the\u00a0San Diego Union-Tribune, saying he anticipates they will be right around the\u00a0$223 million<\/a>\u00a0mark they were at in 2025.<\/p>\n Trading Miller wouldn’t have much of an impact on the Padres’ finances since he is entering his first season of arbitration and\u00a0projected<\/a>\u00a0to make $3.3 million. The right-hander would likely be able to bring back a significant return in a trade because he is under team control through 2029.<\/p>\n