That's the lesson the Padres learned about Mason Miller on Tuesday night. He's got serious heat – truly some of the nastiest stuff in baseball. But in 2025, he has gotten hit a little bit. His ERA is back over 4.00 now, and when any pitcher throws that hard, it does occasionally get turned back around even harder. He's human, basically.

Morosi thinks that the addition of Fermin is a difference maker, and it's his favorite deal that A.J. Preller made at the deadline. It's not the Mason Miller blockbuster, which brought one of the most electric closers to San Diego. It's the trade for Fermin.