It feels like just yesterday that we were naïve and optimistic enough to assume the Chicago Cubs could be a suitor for Mason Miller.
Well, in hindsight, we should know better than to doubt A.J. Preller and the San Diego Padres, because HOLY MOLY:
The A's are receiving shortstop Leodalis De Vries, the No. 3 overall prospect in baseball, along with three pitchers from San Diego for Mason Miller and J.P. Sears, sources tell ESPN.
— Jeff Passan (@JeffPassan) July 31, 2025
Leo De Vries is one of the very best prospects in baseball — certainly better than anything the Cubs have in their farm system right now — and you can be those three pitchers aren't mere "throw-ins".