ESPN’s Kiley McDaniel and Jeff Passan said that the Padres are considered a top fit for Kwan in the event that the Guardians trade him. While they aren’t jumping off the wall to deal the two-time All-Star, the Guardians — who are limping to a 52-53 record so far this season — would be silly to not listen to offers.

Danny Jansen found out he was getting traded before the Rays faced the Yanekes on Monday but had to remain on the active roster as a backup catcher. Afterwards, the Rays announced Jansen was traded to Milwaukee.

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.

San Diego Padres starting pitcher Dylan Cease is out of contract at the end of the year and has already been offered to the Boston Red Sox for Jarren Duran, but

His opposite-field, bases-loaded shot off Dylan Cease in the fifth inning was just his seventh homer in 74 games of his encore.