The Padres frenetic trade deadline continued today, as they bolstered their offense by trading for first baseman/outfielder and outfielder from the Orioles. Six 2024 Padres draft picks will head to Baltimore in return: , , , , and . OHearn and Laureano stood as two of the more obvious trade candidates on the Orioles roster. The former is a pure rental earning an $8MM salary in 2025, while the latter is owed $4MM this year and has a $6.5MM club option for the 2026 season. Both are in the midst of productive seasons at the plate, and both will provide noted upgrades to San Diegos lineup. The 32-year-old OHearn was acquired from the Royals for peanuts three years ago. His stock was low enough after the acquisition that Baltimore even succeeded in pa sing him through waivers. OHearn was selected back to the majors mid-April in 2023 and never looked back. He hit .289/.322/.480 that season and has now slashed .277/.342/.454 in three years as an Oriole. Along the way, hes radically improved his plate discipline and hit tool. OHearn walked in only 4% of his 2023 plate appearances while fanning at a 22.3% clip. Hes up to an 11.6% walk rate in 2025 and has fanned at a 14% clip and 17.5% pace, respectively, in the past two seasons. OHearn doesnt hit lefties well, despite holding his own in 2025, so the Friars will likely platoon him to the extent po sible. Adding a right-handed bat like Laureano makes that goal easier. The 31-year-old is in the midst of a career year at the plate, hitting .290/.355/.529 (144 wRC+) with 15 home runs in 290 plate appearances. He handles lefties well enough to take some at-bats off OHearns plate, but Laureanos production in right-on-right matchups this year (.305/.368/.563) should be robust enough that hes in the lineup on a daily basis. The Padres can plug Laureano in as their primary left fielder and install OHearn at first base or designated hitter versus right-handed pitching. OHearn and Alex Speas Jersey give the Friars a pair of lefty-swinging first base/DH options with plus contact skills (though Arraez is in a cla s of his own in that regard). likely loses some playing time as a result of this, though pushing him to the bench with Laureano and OHearn in the starting lineup makes for a much deeper group of hitters all around. Sheets being pushed into a limited role probably reduces the opportunities for and . Laureano has played primarily in the outfield corners for the Orioles this season, though hes no stranger to center field, either. Hes drawn plus marks in both corners both this year and throughout his big league career. Thats an important element of the acquisition in and of itself; the Padres have been a roughly average team defensively in left field this year, but thats due primarily to early contributions from the since-released . Sheets has seen plenty of time in left field and posted below-average marks there. Laureano should be a boost both with the bat and with the glove. Given next years $6.5MM option, Laureano seems quite likely to be more than just a short-term rental. Hell give the Padres an option in left next year and an affordable one at that. For a Padres club that is bogged down by major financial commitments to , , , , , and (among others), thats a notable perk. The Padres already have $166MM on next years payroll, not including arbitration raises to , and new acquisitions and . The Orioles will receive a heavy volume of lower-level prospects in exchange for the latest pair of veterans theyre shipping out. Bateman was the Padres second-round pick one year ago and took home an over-slot $2.5MM bonus. Hes a huge 68 southpaw selected out of a California high school and has spent the 2025 season in Cla s-A, where hes posted a 4.08 ERA with a 25.8% strikeout rate and 8.6% walk rate. Baseball America ranked Bateman sixth in San Diegos system. The lefty garners praise for a heater he runs up to 96 mph which surely seems faster given the extension he can generate with his long levers as well as an upper-70s curve with plus spin. Hell have more work to do on his command as he continues to face more advanced hitters, and hes still working to add a develop an average third pitch. The 20-year-old Hightower was last years third-round pick by the Friars. Hes spent the season in Cla s-A and batted .239/.363/.314 in 190 plate appearances. BA had him eighth in the Padres system. Despite this years pedestrian output, hes regarded as a bat-first infielder who may have to move off shortstop down the road. Neighbors is a 61, 220-pound righty whom San Diego selected in the fourth round out of Kansas State last year. Hes already climbed to Double-A and has pitched 43 2/3 innings with a 1.85 ERA, 37.6% strikeout rate and 10.6% walk rate in that time. Much of that succe s has come against younger competition, it should be noted. Baseball America calls Neighbors a no-doubt reliever with plus stuff and shaky command. He ranked 20th in the Padres system. Butterworth was the Padres 12th-round pick last summer. The 22-year-old NC State product is having a nice year in High-A, slashing .267/.327/.455 with 11 homers, 17 doubles, seven triples and a 13-for-15 showing in stolen base attempts. He didnt rank among the systems 30 best prospects on BAs most recent update. listed Butterworth as No. 38 among the 38 prospects he ranked in their system last month. Smith was a 15th-rounder out of Harvard. Hes pitched out of the bullpen in the Padres system this year and logged a 3.46 ERA in 26 frames between the Rookie-level Complex League and their Low-A affiliate. The 66 righty has mi sed plenty of bats but also walked 11.6% of his opponents. Hes not a ranked prospect in the system, nor is the 21-year-old Figueroa, whom the Padres took in last years 18th round. Figueroa is a first baseman and corner outfielder whos hitting .318/.420/.588 between the Complex League and Low-A impre sive numbers on the surface that were primarily compiled against teenaged opposition in the low minors. Touki Toussaint Jersey