As San Diego Padres general manager A.J. Preller explores various ways to improve the roster before Thursday's trade deadline, All-Star closer Robert Suarez has popped up in conversations recently.

This article was originally published on www.si.com/mlb/padres as Padres Outfielder Has 3-Word Response to Trade Deadline Rumors. Never ask a baseball player on a contending team how they feel before the trade deadline. Ask them afterward.

Vientos crushed his first career grand slam in what became the Mets' 7-6 loss at the San Diego Padres on Monday evening.