The Padres move on to the next thing, while the Tigers talk Dioner.
San Diego gets James Shields for relatively little, as the market seems to have undervalued his durability.
The Rockies get a couple big-league pitchers, Steve Lombardozzi’s brings back ever-smaller returns, and some backup catchers are employed again.
One of the relievers still to be had, and one of the San Diego moves still (perhaps) to be made.
THe Diamondbacks, Rockies, Dodgers, Giants and Padres are linked in various combinations to James Shields, Yoan Lopez and Dillon Gee.
Ben Zobrist seems likely to be moved now, while the Dodgers sign Sergio Santos and the Padres pick up a buy-low reliever.
Even after a month of trades, the Padres have some impact talent in a thinner system.
A.J. Preller’s first winter shouldn’t be surprising, if you think about it.
The Padres add another big-name outfielder, sending four prospect to Atlanta in the process, and also bring back an oft-injured arm.
After trading away both of its catchers in separate deals, San Diego reloaded by acquiring one who can really hit.
Wil Myers headlined the deal, but here’s what the other two teams in Wednesday’s three-way got.
The secondary pitching market has little remaining, with a glut in the outfield, the Padres aren’t done making moves, and the Blue Jay may look to the Far East to fix their second-base hole.
Why the Padres taking on a high-risk veteran like Matt Kemp and the Dodgers playing it safe with Yasmani Grandal makes perfect sense.
Wil Myers is swapped for the second time in as many years. What gives?
The Royals add another aging bat, the Marlins hope a move to first keeps Morse healthy, the Rockies add bench depth, the Yankees keep some rotation depth, the Cubs and Orioles build pen depth, and a low-risk, but possibly not-so-high-reward arm, lands in San Diego.
After years of taking on big contracts, the new-look Dodgers front office found a pretty good opportunity to shed one.
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