This article was originally published on www.si.com/mlb/yankees as Padres Demote Former Yankees Pitcher a Week After Trade. The long and winding road is taking former New York Yankees pitcher JP Sears back to the minors. MLB Trade Rumors reports that the San Diego Padres demoted Sears to Triple-A El Paso.

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

Morosi thinks that the addition of Fermin is a difference maker, and it's his favorite deal that A.J. Preller made at the deadline. It's not the Mason Miller blockbuster, which brought one of the most electric closers to San Diego. It's the trade for Fermin.