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Padres trade Manuel Margot and a prospect for Emilio Pagan

This might not have been the trade San Diego Padres fans were hoping for Saturday night, but they did just make a great bullpen even better by acquiring Emilio Pagan.

I had just written the other day about whether or not it was time to give up on Manuel Margot. Well, it seems that question has been answered as the Padres sent him and prospect Logan Driscoll to the Rays for Pagan.

Pagan is a 28-year-old right-handed reliever (will turn 29 in May) who posted the 14th best WAR among relievers last year at 1.