According to ESPN’s Alden Gonzalez, “the expectation is that starter Blake Snell and closer Josh Hader will remain” with the San Diego Padres past the MLB trade deadline.
The Padres enter tonight’s series vs. the Pittsburgh Pirates four games under .500 after a 5-5 road trip coming out of the All-Star break.
This latest report from Gonzalez isn’t surprising based on the public comments over the last month from A.J. Preller and Peter Seidler but is not trading those guys the smartest thing to do?
Snell (0.71 ERA last 11 starts) and Hader (0.