Mason Miller Got Picked Apart. The Padres Have No Plan B.
Mason Miller's 'lights-out' label didn't survive one alert baserunner, and the real issue for San Diego is that there was never a backup plan at closer.
Mason Miller's 'lights-out' label didn't survive one alert baserunner, and the real issue for San Diego is that there was never a backup plan at closer.
The Yankees shipped Camilo Doval to Pittsburgh to clear bullpen space for a Mason Miller trade the Padres have all but refused to make. That's the move.
Mason Miller has a 0.79 ERA and the deadline closes Monday at 6pm ET. He's still in San Diego. Somebody's about to blink, or nobody ever was.
Three rival front offices believe a Mason Miller trade happens. The Padres say it won't. That trust gap, not any single offer, is the real story before Aug. 3.
Every reporter covering the Yankees, the Padres, and the trade deadline is converging on the same story. Here's what they're all saying — and what it means.
Mason Miller told reporters he's not a big city guy when asked about the Yankees. He has a 0.91 ERA and three years of team control. The deadline doesn't care.