"Preller drives everyone nuts!" said an AL executive. "He basically kept multiple teams on the hook as he shopped De Vries. He was a buyer, but kind of operated like a seller in terms of auctioning off De Vries to the highest bidder."

The San Diego Padres went all-out at the trade deadline, making some very impactful moves to bolster their roster and give themselves a real chance to run down the Los Angeles Dodgers in the NL West.