Padres have 'boring' trade deadline amid Robbie Ray, Casey Mize additions

Boring may not be the right word to describe the San Diego Padres' trade deadline. But that's how The Athletic's Grant Brisbee described it on Monday. They kept their dominant closer, Mason Miller, and flamethrower Adrian Morejon. Sometimes, the moves a Major League team doesn't make are the ones that make them better. The NL West club had a few holes in its rotation, and the front office added two solid arms without blowing up the farm system, which is not highly rated. The Padres acquired former Cy Young Award winner Robbie Ray from the San Francisco Giants, and right-hander Casey Mize from the Detroit Tigers. Both starters will be viable options in the postseason if the Padres clinch a Wild Card berth. A.J. Preller made two solid moves at the deadline"It wasn’t A.J. Preller’s flashiest