The post Padres’ A.J. Preller drops truth bomb on Juan Soto trade with Nationals appeared first on ClutchPoints. Fortune can favor the bold. San Diego Padres president of baseball operations, A ...

President of baseball operations A.J. Preller’s big-league machinations have eaten into Kemp’s checkbook for a third straight year, resulting in a $6.57 million bonus pool that ranks below ...

It’s a good thing that A.J. Preller responds well to challenges. Because it looks like the Padres’ president of baseball operations won’t have a whole lot of purchasing power going into the ...

Dennis Lin discussed the state of Pads pitching, the trade deadline and what’s inside the mind of A.J. Preller during a wide-ranging live Q&A with The Athletic subscribers last Friday.

In 2024, the San Diego Padres completed five trades that included a major-league return. In one of those deals, president of baseball operations A.J. Preller acquired rental pitcher Martín Pérez ...

“A.J. (Preller) tells me all the time he doesn’t like when they start cheering my name, because then I’m trying to get too big and try to do too much," Machado said.

These are the kind of deals that make Preller one of the most respected decision-makers in the sport, but it always comes with a risk. In 2025, Preller signed Nick Pivetta and Gavin Sheets, which ...

Mar 27, 2025; San Diego, California, USA; San Diego Padres general manager A.J. Preller, right, talks with manager Mike Shildt before an Opening Day baseball game between the San Diego Padres and ...