This article was originally published on www.si.com/mlb/padres as Padres Named Big Winner of MLB Trade Deadline After Shocking Moves. The San Diego Padres had a sensational trade deadline.

The Astros were sniffing around the Dylan Cease market at the trade deadline, but there is one player they refused to give the Padres.

THE PADRES AND GM A.J. PRELLER  A.J. Preller led off our list of the MLB's biggest deadline winners and losers. The Padres' veteran GM was a slam dunk deadline winner after acquiring former Athletics closer Mason Miller (and lefty JP Spears) for four prospects that includes Leo De Vries,