San Diego Padres general manager A.J. Preller is everything Cincinnati Reds president of baseball operations Nick Krall is not. Preller is bold and fearless, and some might even say reckless. Krall, on the other hand, is boring and mundane, and rarely willing to take a risk.
But maybe, just maybe, these two baseball brainiacs can get together at this week's MLB Winter Meetings and pull off the ultimate blockbuster trade. It sounds like Preller is aiming to do just that, and what the Padres are willing to move could dictate whether Krall wants to get involved or not.