San Diego Padres general manager A.J. Preller has made trades with all but one MLB team during his stint as Padres GM.

A look at the MLB standings since the trade deadline would show that the major moves that the San Diego Padres made are paying off while the New York Mets are really struggling.

The San Diego Padres bandwagon is filling up, just in time for a critical series against the Los Angeles Dodgers with first place in the National League West at stake.

A solid effort by Blake Snell coupled by several Padres mistakes allow the Dodgers to take a 6-0 win and sole possession of first place in the NL West.

There is only so much time left in the 2025 MLB season, but don't be fooled. Even this late in the schedule, chaos still lurks around every corner.

If you’re going to win a championship,” Padres general manager A.J. Preller said last month after the Trade Deadline, “you can’t have any weak links.” It’s why Preller made five trades involving 22 players on Deadline day.

According to MLB Pipeline, the Padres' farm system after such a wild trade deadline ranked dead last in baseball. In the preseason, they ranked 25th, but after a wild deadline, Jim Callis, Sam Dykstra, and Jonathan Mayo of MLB.com had an easy time ranking the Padres in last place.