Padres trade deadline deals more for clubhouse impact than on-field production – NBC 7 San Diego

A year ago the Padres put together arguably the most incredible series of deals ever seen at the MLB trade deadline, bringing in superstars like Juan Soto and Josh Hader. This year they did not do that. They didn’t need to. They already have plenty of All-Stars. This team doesn’t have a talent problem. It has a chemistry problem. So, they addressed that by adding two of the most well-respected “glue guys” in the game. San Diego acquired LHP Rich Hill and 1B/DH Ji Man Choi from the Pirates for a trio of prospects: LHP Jackson Wolf, IF Alfonso Rivas, and OF Estuar Suero. None of them are ranked in the top 15 prospects in the San Diego system. Hill is 43 years old, in his 19th big league season, and about to play for his 13th MLB team (only fellow pitcher and temporary Padre Edwin Jackson has played for more, with 14). He’s earned the reputation as one of the game’s great competitors and, while he’s not going to light up the radar gun or throw a no-hitter, he’s going to eat innings and that’s something the Padres talented but thin starting rotation could really use. Choi likely slots
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