Considering where the San Diego Padres were during the All-Star break, you would have thought it a far gone conclusion as to which way A.J. Preller and company were leaning towards the deadline. However, after a 1-6 record to start the second half of the year, we must reassess the direction in which they could now go.
In a previous article, we discussed the team’s top trade chips ahead of the deadline. However, this article won’t talk about specific trade names on either side of the buy or sell equation.
Well, except for one name not mentioned in that previous article.