When the San Diego Padres traded for reliever Jason Adam last year, I'm not quite sure how prepared everyone was for him to be one of the top arms in baseball. The Friars acquired the veteran journeyman in his age-32 season, making his stop with San Diego his fifth team to suit up for.
Adam had never been an All-Star in his career up to that point, nor ever quite considered one of the best relievers in the game. Then, Adam came over to the Padres and completely flipped the script on his career. In his short stint with San Diego in 2024, he dialed up a 1.