The Padres and Phillies are rarities as teams willing to trade top prospects, and they’re better for it. They are zigging when nearly everyone else is zagging, and it’s working.&nbsp;

Padres GM A.J. Preller and Phillies baseball president Dave Dombrowski, who annually go for it, are the only GMs who traded top-100 prospects, and it’s paying off already. Both teams moved into first place since the deadline, with the Padres going 9-3 and edging past the Dodgers, and the Phillies at 8-4 heading into Thursday and blowing past the Mets.&nbsp;

The boldness of Preller and Dombrowski makes them outliers in a sea of extreme caution.&nbsp;

“Nobody wants to give [bleep] up,” one other GM said, meaning top prospects.&nbsp;

They are zigging when nearly everyone else is zagging, and it’s working.{ai:summary}<p>Padres and Phillies are rare for trading top prospects, and it’s paying off: both sit atop the division after the deadline.</p><p>Preller and Dombrowski are outliers amid a risk-averse market, bold enough to move top-100 prospects. #sports</p>

Rare trade deadline approaches paying off for red-hot Padres and Phillies

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