Former Padres pitcher Dylan Cease will upgrade the Blue Jays pitching staff but he will miss his old teammates

The San Diego Padres are losing talent at a notable position this winter, and they will need to improve in that area if they want to contend next season.

For nearly the entirety of his tenure as president of baseball operations of the Padres, AJ Preller has ensured that San Diego is one of the most active teams in MLB when it comes to transactions, whether that means swinging major deals at the trade deadline or adding aggressively in free agency.

Major League Baseball will return to Mexico City in 2026 with a two-game series between the Arizona Diamondbacks and San Diego Padres.

The Padres had two right-handed pitchers in the 1970s from Northern Virginia: Jay Franklin, the second overall pick by San Diego in 1971 out of James Madison High in Vienna; and Clay Kirby, a star at what was then Washington & Lee High in Arlington.

"The Padres' players in the talks include right-hander Nick Pivetta, outfielder Ramón Laureano and relievers Mason Miller, Adrian Morejon and Jeremiah Estrada. San Diego, in turn, is asking the Mets about their young major leaguers and all of their top prospects, both pitchers and position players."

Rumors suggest the New York Mets, along with two other teams, are interested in making a trade with the Chicago White Sox for Luis Robert Jr.