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Padres' blockbuster trade with A's puts Xander Bogaerts succession plan into question

The Padres made a huge deadline splash for Mason Miller, but the real story might be what they gave up, and what it says about Bogaerts’ future.

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In a stunning, late-breaking move ahead of the MLB trade deadline, A.J. Preller and the Padres front office pulled off one of the biggest swings of the summer, acquiring dominant closer Mason Miller and left-handed starter JP Sears from the Oakland A’s. The cost included a massive haul of young talent, headlined by Leo De Vries, the No.