It took him a week, but Mason Miller finally has his first save with the Padres after the A's dealt him at the trade deadline.

One of the first messages the Padres' newest reliever received following the blockbuster deadline trade: 'we don't like those guys a whole lot.'

The Padres already employ a solid closer in the form of Robert Suarez. But Miller is younger, cheaper, and under team control through 2029. Preller can now package Suarez to another club in order to improve the club’s lineup. Or he can stand pat and boast a super ‘pen.