The Athletic's Jim Bowden has proposed a three-team trade deal that would send Boston Red Sox left fielder Jarren Duran to the San Diego Padres ahead of the July 31 trade deadline.

The San Diego Padres are in the thick of a tight NL Wild Card race, and the Baltimore Orioles could provide them with the missing piece.

ST. LOUIS — The Padres started and finished strong on their longest road trip of the season. They concluded the 10-game, three-city trip Sunday with a 9-2 victory over the Cardinals built mostly in the first four innings.

The Padres had 11 hits but failed to score a run in a 3-0 loss to the Cardinals. They’ll be looking for bats at the trade deadline.

As usual, Preller will be one of the prime executives to watch at the deadline, pricing every available player, including his own.

The San Diego Padres are listening to trade offers for four pitchers in their organization, per The Athletic's Ken Rosenthal.

The Padres are expected to target Miami Marlins starter Sandy Alcantara and Arizona Diamondbacks starter Zac Gallen. What these two have in common is that both are former aces, struggling this season, who could be complicated trade deadline targets.