Front Row Seat: Padres working on "massive trade" at Winter Meetings
The rumors in Orlando make it sound like A.J. Preller and the San Diego Padres are working on a potentially "massive trade", FIFA head accused of ethics violations, the Chargers win an ugly overtime game, Philip Rivers gets a call from the Colts and a lot more in today's Front Row Seat.
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Darren Smith
San Diego Padres
Padres going about winter work with familiar funding level - San Diego Union-Tribune
One source said the Padres are working multiple fronts that could result in deals that rival the massive trade in which they acquired four major leaguers in exchange for Juan Soto and Trent Grisham at the winter meetings two years ago. Another source said Preller’s plans coming to fruition would make the deals he made at the past two trade deadlines pale in comparison.
MLB insider reveals firm Padres' Fernando Tatis Jr. trade update - The Sporting News
"I believe strongly the Padres are not trading Fernando Tatis Jr," Sherman said. "They want to continue to try and go for it. They want to find a couple of starting pitchers in this marketplace... But they're a team that wants to win, and A.J. Preller loves this player."
AJ Preller talked with @SammyLev earlier today.
— 97.3 The Fan (@973TheFanSD) December 8, 2025
They discuss:
- the current status of Mason Miller and Adrian Morejon's roles
- if the Padres could make trades from positions of strength to complete roster
- recent signings of Kyle Hart, Ty Adcock, & Daison Acosta pic.twitter.com/fOc9QgLqto
From Disney World to dive boats: The wildest places MLB execs have made a trade or signing - The Athletic
A.J. Preller’s parents get poor cell phone reception at their New York home, so when the Padres GM visits them for the holidays, he regularly speeds to a 7-Eleven parking lot about three blocks away. That’s where he set the stage for the acquisitions of Blake Snell, Yu Darvish and Joe Musgrove ahead of the 2021 season.
