When the work was finished, and five trades involving 22 players had been executed within six hours, A.J. Preller's peers called him everything from a "lunatic" to a "genius," a divergence befitting Major League Baseball's most polarizing executive.

The Padres were the busiest team in baseball at the 2025 MLB trade deadline, but are there any more moves that they can make?

This article was originally published on www.si.com/mlb/padres as Padres Named Big Winner of MLB Trade Deadline After Shocking Moves. The San Diego Padres had a sensational trade deadline.