Acquired INF Luis Arraez and cash considerations from Miami in exchange for 1B Nathan Martorella, OFs Dillon Head and Jakob Marsee and RHP Woo-Suk Go.

Contract Value Index (CVI)

The Padres acquired a productive second baseman and contact hitter in Luis Arraez, but the value equation earns a D- Contract Value Index (CVI) — a clear overpay relative to what the team surrendered and the mid-season timing of the deal. Without explicit salary figures in the trade structure, the cost-benefit hinges on prospect capital: San Diego dealt away four young assets (a first baseman, two outfielders, and a right-handed pitcher) to land a rental-window player in late June, when his remaining controllable years are minimal and his trade deadline leverage was maximum. Arraez is a capable, above-average contact bat, but acquiring him via trade in a compress window — rather than signing him in free agency or extending him long-term post-acquisition — means the Padres are paying a premium for immediacy with no long-term value cushion. The team's current playoff position (41-37, fighting for seeding) created urgency that Miami exploited; the cash considerations bundled into the deal suggest San Diego absorbed salary without obvious long-term relief. For a team in a tight divisional race with limited margin for error, trading four developmental pieces for a mid-season boost carries real CVI risk — if Arraez's production stalls or the prospects develop into contributors elsewhere, this deal will look significantly worse in hindsight.