The San Diego Padres could take a different approach at the trade deadline, Yu Darvish speaks about retirement and the Friars plan to bring back a starter for Tuesday.

The Cleveland Guardians may look to cut ties with their star outfielder, Steven Kwan, ahead of the trade deadline, and the San Diego Padres are the perfect fit.

The San Diego Padres face the St. Louis Cardinals in the opener of a 4-game set at Busch Stadium in St. Louis Thursday.

For ESPN MLB insider Jeff Passan, the Padres are likely to consider such a possibility. And Passan predicts that the Padres could look towards the team's bullpen, and potentially, Robert Suarez, at the trade deadline.

The San Diego Padres need to add an outfielder and some pitching this year. They could kill two birds with one stone in a deal with the Baltimore Orioles.

According to CBS Sports' predictions for the second half of the 2025 MLB season, which included trade deadline moves, their prediction for the Padres and Orioles were that San Diego would end up trading for starting pitcher Zach Eflin and Cedric Mullins, for likely a load of prospects.