In exchange for Miller, the A’s will receive four prospects, including No. 3 prospect Leo De Vries. The shortstop is ranked behind only Pittsburgh Pirates’ Konnor Griffin and Cincinnati Reds’ Chase Burns on MLB’s top 100. The Padres will also receive left-handed starter JP Sears.

SAN DIEGO (KGTV) – The San Diego Padres have acquired former All-Star closer Mason Miller and starting pitcher J.P. Sears from the Athletics in exchange for top prospect Leodalis De Vries and three minor league pitchers, according to ESPN MLB Insider Jeff Passan.

The Padres provided a bolt from the blue of what was a largely rote trade deadline by acquiring dominant closer Mason Miller and back-end starter J.P. Sears from the Athletics, with a four-player package headed by elite prospect Leo De Vries off to Sacramento.