The San Diego Padres have been linked to the Pittsburgh Pirates' AL Gold Glove winning utility man Isiah Kiner-Falefa ahead of the trade deadline.

Through 100 games, Duran has 104 hits, 53 runs scored, 25 doubles, an AL-leading ten triples, eight home runs, 50 RBIs, 16 stolen bases, 34 walks, and 106 strikeouts. He's batting .257 with a .749 OPS and 107 OPS+.

There’s no telling yet whether these Padres have a second-half surge in them like the run they made a season ago. But through 100 games, they are, in some ways, ahead of schedule. With their 2-1 victory at loanDepot park on Monday night,

The San Diego Padres scratched center fielder Jackson Merrill before Sunday's game and the Padres are confident they can bring in some of the blockbuster names they've been linked with ahead of the trade deadline.

If they do make such a pursuit, MLB insider Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic thinks the Padres could target one of the best closers in baseball in a trade deadline blockbuster. That pitcher is Athletics closer Mason Miller.

According to Jim Bowden of The Athletic, the Padres are open to moving both Dylan Cease and Michael King at the deadline. While it's unlikely that both would be moved at the deadline, the door for one to be moved is now open.

Padres could make a salary swap at trade deadline to try to get what they need for offense; it seems Martin Maldonado might not be going anywhere