With Padres Back In It, Mason Miller Trade Becoming More Unlikely

Not that this comes as a stunning development to San Diego Padres fans, but one MLB insider considers it very unlikely closer Mason Miller will be dealt by the trade deadline.

"It would be a shock," ESPN's Alden Gonzalez wrote Friday about a Miller trade. Miller was the Padres' lone All-Star and has converted all 28 of his save opportunities this year after being acquired at last year's trade deadline.

A.J. Preller, the Padres' president of baseball operations, is still listening to anyone who wants to inquire, but his asking price remains "astronomical" to the point that certain contenders haven't even asked about MLB's best closer. It also helps that the Padres recently won five straight to get them in a better position in the NL wild-card race.

However, that doesn't mean the rest of the Padres' bullpen isn't available. According to The Athletic, left-handers Adrian Morejon and Wandy Peralta are popular names on the trade block, with the New York Yankees one team that would be interested and have young starters Will Warren and Ryan Weathers as potential trade pieces.