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

A pivot to the rotation would pencil Miller in for a workload he may not be capable of, demanding San Diego build him up slowly to limit his injury risk. That means keeping his duties in check by way of hard innings limits, pitch counts, and phantom-like Injured List stints.

The San Diego Padres shocked baseball by adding Mason Miller at the trade deadline, and A.J. Preller opened up on why he decided to make the move.