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Padres blockbuster trade pitch flips Luis Arráez, Jason Adam for 3-time All-Star


Padres blockbuster trade pitch flips Luis Arráez, Jason Adam for 3-time All-Star

The Los Angeles Dodgers won 98 games in 2024 and took down the New York Yankees in the World Series but even that hasn't slowed them down.

Los Angeles added two-time Cy Young Award winner Blake Snell and there's a lot of offseason left for the Dodgers to make even more moves. Because of this, the San Diego Padres should be aggressive.

San Diego won 93 games itself in 2024, but was not able to get over the hump. The Padres were knocked out of the playoffs by the Dodgers in the National League Division Series, although they did give the Dodgers a scare.

Every team is trying to catch Los Angeles and there are plenty of good players still out there in free agency and the trade market. The most intriguing at this point arguably is Houston Astros star outfielder Kyle Tucker. He has been in trade rumors and could be moved.

Bleacher Report's Zachary Rymer made a list of seven hypothetical trade packages to land Tucker and floated the Padres as a fit.

"Trade Proposal: San Diego Padres get (outfielder) Kyle Tucker, (right-handed pitcher) Lance McCullers Jr.; Houston Astros get (first baseman) Luis Arraez, (right-handed pitcher) Jason Adam," Rymer said. "Why It Works for the Padres: If the Padres are going to catch up to the Los Angeles Dodgers in the National League West, they'd be wise to swing big. This trade would do the trick.

"Though Fernando Tatis Jr. has right field squared away, Tucker would slot nicely into Jurickson Profar's vacated shoes in left field. It hasn't been his primary position as a big leaguer, but he does have 72 games' worth of experience out there. Otherwise, an offensive foursome of Tucker, Tatis, Manny Machado and Jackson Merrill would be downright intimidating."

This is a phenomenal idea. It is just a hypothetical, but it would be fantastic. The Padres need to do something big to keep up with Los Angeles.

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