At one point prior to the trade deadline, the Padres were overtly interested in Steven Kwan. The Cleveland Guardians All-Star was one of several names on the team who were likely to be traded, but Kwan somehow stayed put in the middle of the club's 2025 collapse.
According to Jon Heyman of the New York Post, the Padres and Guardians were making some headway on a potential trade, but one other major move by the Friars turned this deal sour, taking Kwan off the table.
Padres trade for Guardians' Steven Kwan went south after San Diego acquired Mason Miller
The Padres made a tremendous splash before the deadline, acquiring Athletics star reliever Mason Miller.