PJ Potter of Friars On Base called for the Padres to land a starting pitcher. He specifically called out 2022 Cy Young Award winner Sandy Alcantara as a pitcher the Padres should trade for.

Salas is the team's second-ranked prospect, and he's ranked 25th across all of baseball. While MLB executives believe Salas is a potential trade candidate, Bowden doesn't see it happening, barring a major splash addition.

The Pittsburgh Pirates could look to trade star outfielder Bryan Reynolds in the early stages of his $106 million contract.

The San Diego Padres are in the midst of a difficult stretch where they are playing around .500 baseball in the NL.

If the Padres are really looking for an offensive boost, then they should definitely give the A's a call about their fourth-year catcher that swatted 29 home runs and 80 RBI last year, and is already sitting at 12 long balls this year pre-All-Star break.