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The Padres have been connected to Brewers left-hander Josh Hader for some time now. He makes sense on multiple fronts. He’s quickly growing too expensive for Milwaukee, a franchise that could look to re-tool its farm system and San Diego has the prospect capital to pull it off.
But let’s say AJ Preller can’t – or won’t – pay up for Hader, one of the premier lefty relievers in the game today. Where then will San Diego turn? Good news is there are several pending free agents who could be had on the cheap, rather than going all-out for a controllable bullpen piece like Hader.