In the time between breakfast and lunch on the West Coast, Preller, the San Diego Padres' frenetic general manager, acquired eight players and parted with 14 others. "I've traded MVP-caliber players, Cy Young-caliber players, All-Stars," Preller recited, "and over 25 years later, I'm in this chair and won a lot of games." "But I think we understand you got to give up good players to get good players. Ranking prospects dealt at trade deadline Which future stars are on the move this MLB trade season? But to the Padres, Preller said, "the feeling is excitement."