Padres' Decision on Robert Suarez Surfaces Minutes After Mason Miller Trade originally appeared on Athlon Sports. The San Diego Padres are making a strong push for the postseason and made a splash early Thursday morning acquiring closing pitcher Mason Miller from the Athletics.

The San Diego Padres have landed closer Mason Miller and left-handed starting pitcher JP Sears from the Athletics in a blockbuster trade deadline deal, the team announced Thursday. The return includes top shortstop prospect Leodalis De Vries, who ranked No. 3 on CBS Sports' midseason rankings.

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.

The Padres did a better job of addressing their biggest need in their second big trade of the day, adding two legitimate bats to the lineup.

First baseman Ryan O'Hearn and outfielder Ramón Laureano are headed to the San Diego Padres, the team announced Thursday. The O's received six prospects back in the trade: lefty Boston Bateman, righties Tyson Neighbors and Tanner Smith,