Miller was one of many great pickups the Friars had at the deadline nine days ago, as Ryan O'Hearn, Ramon Laureano, and Freddy Fermin also headed to the West Coast to try to help the Padres claim the NL West for the first time since 2006.

Morosi thinks that the addition of Fermin is a difference maker, and it's his favorite deal that A.J. Preller made at the deadline. It's not the Mason Miller blockbuster, which brought one of the most electric closers to San Diego. It's the trade for Fermin.