Wil Myers stood at a podium Saturday afternoon wearing a “Slam Diego” shirt and a gaiter-style mask around his neck, both symbols of the unmatched nature of this baseball season. Less than 8 months back, the Padres felt they were fairly near sending out the outfielder to the Red Sox in an offer that would have brought previous American League MVP Mookie Betts west and elevated San Diego from a fringe competitor to a legitimate danger. When the Red Sox decided to ship Betts to the Dodgers, Padres officials braced for another season of shift. A pandemic struck. Things changed.
On Saturday, 34 games into a 60-game season, half an hour before Myers met reporters via Zoom, the Padres continued to speed up towards contention, probably a year ahead of schedule.
“Its definitely cool to be purchasers right now,” Myers, their longest-tenured gamer, stated.
The Padres had simply validated that position by trading outfield …
Padres acquire Trevor Rosenthal in win-now move, and they might not be done – The Athletic
