See Also The Padres went big-game hunting again. San Diego shockingly acquired 100-mph flamethrower Mason Miller from the As on Thursday in a ma sive move ahead of the MLB trade deadline, the Garnet Ace Bailey Jersey teams announced. San Diego is also receiving former Yankee lefty JP Sears, while the As are acquiring four players, including the No. 3 prospect in the sport in touted shortstop Leo De Vries. The Posts Joel Sherman mentioned Wednesday how Miller, who is under control through 2029, represented at the deadline. The expectation with this group is always to go win a ring, go win a championship, Padres GM A.J. Preller said Thursday. Thats the goal. There were questions about whether the As would pull the trigger, though, but closers are bringing in ma sive hauls this deadline and they joined in on the fun. Mason Miller will now close games for the Padres. Getty Images Explore More Padres president of baseball operations A.J. Preller is perhaps the most aggre sive executive in baseball and he continued that trend with this trade, adding a ma sive piece to an already formidable Padres bullpen that shut down the Mets in a . Miller, 26, gives the Padres a dominant righty who can tally strikeouts with the best of them. Mason Miller is headed to Southern California. Dennis Lee-Imagn Images He is known for his electric four-seam fastball which averages an MLB-best 101.1 mph, , and he hit 104.1 mph . Miller has struck out 201 batters in 136 2/3 career innings, including 59 in 38 1/3 innings this year. Hes 3-6 with a 3.76 ERA sand 20 saves this season. He made his first All-Star team last season and finished fourth in the Rookie of the Year voting while tallying 28 saves and accumulating 104 strikeouts in 65 innings. The trade situation intensified Wednesday night when the As held him out of a save situation in the ninth inning of their 5-4 win over the Mariners. As manager Mark Kotsay did not offer much on the reason for withholding Miller, adding to the intrigue. Mason was unavailable tonight and thats all I can say, Kotsay said. USA TODAY Sports Sherman reported the As wanted a top-25 prospect and they received one in De Vries, with three other pitchers included in the package. De Vries is an 18-year-old who owns a .767 OPS in Cla s-A, while the other three prospects are righty pitchers Braden Nett, Henry Bez and Eduarniel Nuez. Nett ranked second in the Padres system, Baez 13th and Nunez 17th, per MLB.com. A switch-hitter, De Vries already shows an exquisite knowledge of the zone and will take his walks like hes a player many years older, MLB.com said in its writeup. Sears, who is 7-9 with a 4.95 ERA, provides insurance depth and could po sibly slot into the five should the Padres opt to move Cease. All told, the Padres had a very busy deadline day and also acquired: Ryan OHearn, Ramn Laureano, Freddy Fermin, Nestor Cortes, Will Wagner and Jorge Quintana. Despite rumors, the team did not trade away Dylan Cease. Shawn Thornton Jersey