SAN DIEGO -- Evidently A.J. Preller wasn't interested in lying low during his first Winter Meetings as general manager of the Padres in 2014.
Sure, Preller and the San Diego front office left their hometown Hilton Bayfront hotel in mid-December without much to show for their efforts. But the moves came fast and furious after that.
Rumors that had begun to surface at the Meetings came to fruition in the next week: Wil Myers to San Diego in a three-team blockbuster with Tampa Bay and Washington. Matt Kemp to the Padres in a five-player swap with the Dodgers.