Padres could 'aggressively add' at trade deadline for unexpected ownership reason
This would be a very interesting dynamic at play for the Padres at the 2026 deadline.
Padres could 'aggressively add' at trade deadline for unexpected ownership reason originally appeared on The Sporting News . Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here . The San Diego Padres are 29-20 this season, and would very likely end up as trade deadline buyers in a perfect world.
But, with a new ownership group, it's reasonable for fans to worry about how the team will operate at the deadline. However, the new ownership group led by Jose E. Feliciano and Kwanza Jones might actually bring some good news for Padres fans at the trade deadline.
ESPN's Buster Olney believes, just like the Tampa Bay Rays ' new ownership group, the Padres owners might give A. J. Preller the green light for a deadline where he could "aggressively add" talent to the roster.
Padres ownership might give green light to A. J. Preller for aggressive trade deadline "Well, the Rays' ownership group is new and attempting to sway voters in Hillsborough County to support an initiative for an ew ballpark -- and it'll be in a position to greenlight Neander to aggressively add before the deadline," Olney writes.