Morosi thinks that the addition of Fermin is a difference maker, and it's his favorite deal that A.J. Preller made at the deadline. It's not the Mason Miller blockbuster, which brought one of the most electric closers to San Diego. It's the trade for Fermin.

The Athletics traded closer Mason Miller to the San Diego Padres ahead of the deadline, but they did not see the deal coming.

The Philadelphia Phillies may have had a shot at electric reliever Mason Miller, but it would have required paying a high price.