San Diego Padres front office savant AJ Preller is not bashful when it comes to making noteworthy acquisitions. Preller thinks outside of the box, and hasn't been bashful in taking big swings to make the Padres as good of a contender as he possibly can.

Salas is a consensus top-30 prospect in all of baseball and represents San Diego’s future at the position. However, despite a promotion to Double-A this year, Salas is batting just .188 with a .544 OPS and zero home runs through 10 games. That is a small sample size, but he is also a career .221 batter in the minors.

Only two games separate first place from third in the National League West, and the division could turn into an arms race at the trade deadline.

The San Diego Padres have a Micahel King update, a Los Angeles Dodgers All-Star almost joined the Padres, and Dylan Cease has trade rumors from a top insider.

The Padres need a bat. This trade season, that’s the bare minimum. They could use more starting-pitching depth. They could use another reliever. They could use a catcher. But they need a bat. (At least one.

The New York Yankees need an infielder before the trade deadline. While plenty of options are on the table, a former GM predicts Luis Arraez as the best fit.

The San Diego Padres are in the market for a left fielder, and could pursue former free agency target Austin Hays before the trade deadline. Hays has split time