The San Diego Padres have acquired closer Mason Miller and left-handed starting pitcher JP Sears from the Oakland Athletics in a blockbuster trade deadline deal, per ESPN’s Jeff Passan.
In return, the Padres sent shortstop Leo De Vries — the No. 3 prospect in baseball — and right-handed pitchers Henry Baez, Braden Nett and Eduarniel Nunez to the Athletics in exchange for Sears and Miller.
The A’s posted: “The Athletics traded right-handed pitcher Mason Miller and left-handed pitcher JP Sears to the San Diego Padres for right-handed pitchers Henry Baez, Braden Nett and Eduarniel Núñez, and shortstop Leo De Vries, the club announced today.”
The 26-year-old Miller was an MLB All-Star for the Athletics in 2024, going 1-2 with a 3.76 ERA over 38 appearances so far this season with 59 strikeouts, 18 walks and 20 saves in 38 1/3 innings pitched. The three-year veteran went 2-2 with a 2.49 ERA and 28 saves over 55 appearances last season, and owns a career 3.16 ERA and earned 48 saves through his first three seasons.
Sears, 29, initially joined the Athletics through a 2022 trade from the New York Yankees. He went 7-9 with a 4.95 ERA over his first 22 starts this season, and went 29-39 with a 4.48 ERA through the first 103 appearances of his career.
De Vries, 18, hit .241 with 19 home runs, 84 RBIs and 21 stolen bases over his first 157 minor league appearances.
Nett, 23, went 5-4 with a 3.39 ERA over 17 starts this season for the Double-A San Antonio Missions. He went 12-8 with a 3.79 ERA over his first 54 minor league appearances.
Baez, 22, went 4-2 with a 1.96 ERA over his first 20 starts this season for the Missions. He went 19-15 with a 3.13 ERA over the first 88 minor league appearances of his career.
Nunez, 26, went 0-0 with a 3.86 ERA over four appearances this season for the Padres. He went 25-23 with a 3.89 ERA over the first 219 minor league appearances of his career.
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