MLB Insider suggests Padres trade Mason Miller to fix depleted farm system
The MLB Trade Deadline is rapidly approaching, and the San Diego Padres need to figure out what they will do with relief pitcher Mason Miller.According to USA Today baseball insider Bob Nightengale, the Padres will move Miller at the deadline and compared it to what they did with Juan Soto.“I think they’re gonna trade Mason Miller and get them some starting pitching that way and some prospects,” Nightengale said on Foul Territory.“I don’t think they’re gonna completely wave the white flag, with not that fan base, and not with those huge contracts.”Miller is considered among the best closers in baseball with a career 7.8 WAR, while pitching this season to a 0.89 ERA and 75 strikeouts in just 40 1/3 innings.Recently, Kevin Acee of The San Diego Union-Tribune reported that the Padres could look to move Miller and potentially starting pitcher Michael King as a way to fix their farm system, which ranks among the worst in baseball.Over the last five years, the Padres’ minor league system has been taking a hit by general manager A.J.
Preller as he moved a haul of prospects that included 2026 All-Stars James Wood and CJ Abrams to the Washington Nationals for Juan Soto.Two years after the San Diego landed Soto, the Padres shipped him off to the New York Yankees as a way to salvage their Minor League system.Now it appears they might make a similar move, as Miller was the big fish they traded for during last year’s trade deadline by moving top prospect Leo De Vries to the Athletics.“I think if they’re gonna get some pieces, Miller’s the guy,” Nightengale said.“Because if you’re not winning games, you’re wasting Miller.”De Vries is now the No.
2 overall prospect in baseball while the Padres have fallen on hard times, entering Monday in third place in the National League West with a 49-50 record.Throughout the season, the team has ranked in the bottom five in almost every hitting category, while the starting pitching has started to take a step...