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It’s Trade Deadline Eve, so let’s get right to it. Here are five last-minute thoughts ahead of Tuesday’s 3 p.m. PT Deadline:

1. The Padres shouldn’t be done. Their acquisition of reliever Jason Adam on Sunday filled the roster’s most glaring need. But there are others. For one, San Diego could use a left-hander to balance its bullpen. It could also use a starter to fill out the back of the rotation.

It sounds like general manager A.J. Preller is interested in both.

“You don’t want to say the cliché, but it’s just the truth: You can never have enough [pitching],” Preller said. “Obviously, after the 30th, you’re really looking at internal options from that standpoint. This is a chance, the next couple days, to see if we can continue to add to the depth.”

2. The rotation might be in a decent spot, suddenly. Dylan Cease (3.50 ERA), Michael King (3.26) and Matt Waldron (3.64) have been excellent. Joe Musgrove (60-day IL, right elbow inflammation) is on his way back and is slated to face Mariners prospects at the Padres' complex in Peoria, Ariz., on Tuesday. Yu Darvish, who is on the restricted list, hasn’t been ruled out for a return.

But the Padres should operate at the Deadline with the worst-case scenario in mind. The question marks surrounding Darvish and Musgrove are massive. King and Waldron, meanwhile, have already reached career highs in innings. Randy Vásquez, Adam Mazur and Jhony Brito shouldn’t be considered serious postseason options.

Remember 2021, when San Diego's rotation was thin and went unaddressed at the Deadline? Then, everyone got hurt, and the Padres -- forced to turn to an aging Jake Arrieta and Vince Velasquez for pivotal starts -- spiraled, finishing 79-83.

Reinforcing the rotation is only prudent. If the Padres end up with too many starters, well … there’s no such thing.

3. I think it’s worth noting the impact of these trades in San Diego's clubhouse. It has gotten a boost twice already this season with the acquisitions of Cease (March 13, from the White Sox) and Luis Arraez (May 4, from the Marlins).

“It means we want to win,” said Arraez. “We want to go to the playoffs. We’ve got a special team, and we’ve got a chance.”

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4. After the addition of Adam, Preller continually stressed the importance of acquiring a pitcher with team control. Adam won’t be a free agent until after the 2026 season, and Preller noted that’s what made the cost acceptable, even if it was deemed steep by many.

“Part of our decision is you get him for this year and also future years,” Preller said. “He fits really well on our current team. He also fits really well over the course of the next few years with our roster.”

5. If the Padres are going to add in any other area, it’d be an outfield/bench bat -- perhaps someone to fill in during Fernando Tatis Jr.'s absence (10-day IL, right femoral stress reaction). That said, team sources seem pretty content with the offense as it stands. I wouldn’t expect it.