Ken Rosenthal has two rumors about the Padres that don't sound like they'll happen any time soon, if at all. The first is that GM A.J. Preller has interest in trading for SS Luis Sardinas who was recently acquired by the Brewers in a trade with the Texas Rangers. Preller wants a reunion.
But any excitement to come from the Padres filling their hole at shortstop is quickly dampened by Rosenthal's postscript when he says the teams have had no recent talks. Then again the Brewers have only had Sardinas for two weeks, so if they've ever discussed him then it's fairly recent.
Sources: #Padres have discussed #Brewers’ Sardinas as option at SS. Preller had Sardinas in TEX. No recent talks between clubs, however.
— Ken Rosenthal (@Ken_Rosenthal) January 31, 2015Also the Cole Hamels rumor still continues to float around for yet another month. Everything I've read says that the Phillies are demanding far too much for Hamels and the Padres may not even have enough to offer. Yet here we are still talking about it, which can still be fun in its own way.
Preller clearly not done trying to upgrade. Also in touch with #Phillies on Hamels, though some doubt #Padres have enough to make deal.
— Ken Rosenthal (@Ken_Rosenthal) January 31, 2015