Hader more comfortable with Padres after last year's trade

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PEORIA, Ariz. — Josh Hader looks around San Diego's clubhouse and sees a team on the rise. He also sees a bunch of familiar faces. It's a good feeling. The All-Star closer is more comfortable these days than he was when he first joined the Padres in a blockbuster trade in August. That deal was completed during one of the most difficult stretches of his career, right in the middle of a pennant race, and it took a while for him to regain his form.