The San Diego Padres were deemed as the co-best buyers with the Seattle Mariners at the trade deadline after the Mason Miller blockbuster.

But Preller, like Beane before him, prefers to focus on what he gets rather than what he gives, and how this year's prize, Miller, joins Justin Upton, Craig Kimbrel, Blake Snell, Yu Darvish, Joe Musgrove, Josh Hader, Juan Soto, Dylan Cease, Luis Arráez and Tanner Scott -- players who came back in deals and, in varying ways, made the Padres matter.

This article was originally published on www.si.com/mlb/padres as Dylan Cease Gets Honest About Remaining With Padres After Trade Deadline. San Diego Padres starting pitcher Dylan Cease is still on the team after a chaotic MLB trade deadline despite getting interest from several teams, including the Houston Astros.