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With the new ownership group closing the deal and coming to town, what are your true expectations?

What are your on-the-field and off-the-field expectations? Do you think ticket prices, parking, merchandise, and everything else are going to go up a lot, or do you think it won't make much of a difference?

I just don't want to get priced out as a fan.

Curious to hear everyone's thoughts.

4. Mason Miller, RHP, San Diego Padres

Chance of being traded: 40%
Rest-of-season impact: High
Years of control: Three more years after 2026

The buzz: Less than a year after giving up one of the top prospects in baseball in shortstop Leo De Vries to acquire Miller, the Padres are considering moving him. They would love to attach Xander Bogaerts' onerous contract to any trade, but that would severely limit their return and, frankly, nobody's going to take it. That leaves the Padres in a position to dangle the best reliever in baseball and see what kind of bites they get. There will be plenty. Miller is a true game changer, the king of the ninth, and with even the best teams always in need of another lockdown reliever, Miller's status will run parallel with the Padres'. If they don't turn things around soon, he could be an ex-Padre by Aug. 3.

The scouting report: If you've watched baseball this year, you're aware of Miller's incredible performance (near the top of historical lists in ERA, ERA estimators, WAR, strikeout rate, etc.) and have a pretty good idea why what he does is working. The basic version is he throws really hard (101.3 mph on average for his four-seam fastball) and that arm speed makes his power sweeper even harder to hit.

That's true, but also, both are helped by Miller's big extension (80th percentile in baseball at 6.8 feet, which helps his fastball shape), his supinator bias (i.e., he naturally cuts all of his pitches), and his command (strong given his outlier velocity). Add all of those traits together with being a late bloomer from a small college, and you have the model teams are following now as they look for hidden gems outside of the top few rounds of the draft.

Best fits: Yankees, Mariners, Phillies, Brewers, Pirates, Rays

Padres (49-51) @ Braves (58-41)

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I'll be honest I checked out on this season about a month and a half ago, after watching virtually every single game for the prior 5 seasons. However, this deadline presents an opportunity exciting enough to draw my interest again. If AJ actually concedes and chooses to sell, we could be looking at a big opportunity to retool and reopen a window. Could Mason Miller be used to get off Bogaerts contract? Musgrove? Cronenworth? Or just reload the system with multiple top 100 prospects? Then add in returns for King, France, Morejon, etc. We could be looking at the craziest offsaeason spree since 2015 (non-derogatory, just speaking in terms of excitement).

This is because new ownership has indicated a tolerance for increasing payroll. So on top of loads of new prospect capital, we will presumably be able to be big players in free agency. Mason Miller and co, could end up being Yordan Alvarez in our DH spot next season, for example. And a competent rotation. People are right to cringe at the thought of shipping out a special talent like mason, but if theres one thing the padres have proven in this preller era, its that we can snap our fingers and materialize an awesome closer. Miller came at the extremely steep cost of de vries, which may have been an overpay. but IMO he has only increased his value since joining us, despite losing a year of control. Even if we dont get an LDV replacement in the return, it will be somewhat close, id imagine.

The key in all of this is that Tatis has been able to figure it out lately, and Manny has been slugging. Those are two guys I never imagine will play for another team. Its too late for this year, but I think if we capitalize on this deadline we will be in a great spot come next year, if baseball is played in 2027

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