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Good morning from Los Angeles, The news broke shortly after the Padres completed their 8-2 victory over the Diamondbacks late yesterday afternoon (game story here). The Giants had acquired Rafael Devers,

The San Diego Padres entered the weekend with a 4-6 record in their last 10 games, but they still have one of the best records in the National League. With the MLB trade deadline just over a month out, San Diego is reportedly willing to be aggressive to upgrade one key spot in its lineup.

The baseball industry has learned not to underestimate A.J. Preller during trade season or, for that matter, at any time on the calendar.

Meantime in Padres land, Jackson Merrill (concussion) is on the injured list for the second time in a row, Yu Darvish (elbow) is still being slow-played, Michael King (shoulder) has yet to ramp up throwing, the Padres still don’t have a left fielder and Preller is behind in the game in the front office.

We've had five different No. 1 teams here in Power Rankings this season already (Dodgers, Phillies, Padres, Mets, Tigers) while two more (the Cubs and Yankees) have been awfully close multiple times.