While the Houston Astros were the talk of the American League with their wild MLB trade deadline that resulted in Carlos Correa returning to Houston, the San Diego Padres went nuclear at the deadline. Between trades for Mason Miller and J.P. Sears of the Athletics, and prying Ryan O'Hearn and Ramon Laureano away from the Baltimore Orioles, the Padres were the talk of the deadline.
With the dust settling, the Padres were forced ot get their roster in order on Friday, and one of the victims was former Astros' World Series catcher Martin Maldonado.