This article was originally published on www.si.com as MLB Fact or Fiction: Predicting the Effects of the Trade Deadline.

The San Diego Padres made waves at the MLB trade deadline, but they still have one glaring problem that could hold them back.

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. He landed ano