The Royals' extension for Seth Lugo makes Dylan Cease the most coveted pitcher on the market at the MLB trade deadline.

Due to this sense of urgency, Tim Kelly of Bleacher Report named the Padres as one of the most desperate teams at the MLB trade deadline. San Diego, with their expiring deals and uncertain roster, has to make moves at this deadline.

The Mets have won seven in a row after sweeping the Giants in San Francisco to start their West Coast trip. New York is up 1½ games on the Phillies in the NL East. The Mets won five of seven last year against the Padres, including two of four at Petco Park.

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The San Diego Padres won their final game of a four-game set against the Wild Card-hopeful St. Louis Cardinals, 9-2. Manny Machado had a 4-for-5 day with three

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These Padres, after all, are in a much better spot — eight games over .500 — than the team was in 2023 (three games under) when Preller decided to keep Blake Snell and Josh Hader and hope that the most expensive team in franchise history had something left in the tank.

With the trade deadline just a few days away, rumors are starting to circulate about what the plan for the Chicago Cubs will be.

While the Padres have yet to make a trade prior to the deadline, New York added to its roster on Friday by acquiring lefty reliever Gregory Soto from Baltimore. Soto made a positive first impression on Sunday with a 1-2-3 seventh inning that included a strikeout.

Coming off a three-city road trip, the San Diego Padres are back home to face the red-hot New York Mets on Monday night.

The San Diego Padres need to add a starting pitcher before the MLB trade deadline, and Miami Marlins starter Sandy Alcantara is a great fit.