The Padres and Marlins made a deal:

The trade deadline is a month away, but the wheels are starting to spin: The Miami Marlins acquired veteran closer Fernando Rodney from the San Diego Padres for Class A pitcher Chris Paddack.

Rodney, who was in line to represent the Padres at the All-Star Game thanks to his 0.31 ERA (he’s allowed one earned run, and just two runs total, in 28? innings), likely moves into a setup role in front of closer A.J. Ramos, who has converted all 24 of his save chances despite walking 18 batters in 31 innings.

That’s interesting, since Rodney is the more experienced closer. I can see something very similar to what happened in Washington last season, when Jonathan Papelbon replaced a perfectly good closer after a trade. We’ll see how this plays out.

Paddack is just 20 years old and blowing away batters in A-Ball. Looks like the Padres are an early team going into selling mode.