Padres Reportedly Interested in Making Major All-Star Trade After Gavin Sheets Injury originally appeared on Athlon Sports. Make no mistake: the San Diego Padres still have their eyes set on another NL West crown, even after an inconsistent May and losing star pitcher Michael King to a shoulder injury.

The San Diego Padres' comeback 6-4 victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates on Sunday came at some cost, as outfielder Gavin Sheets had to exit the game with injury after crashing into the left field wall

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Padres starting pitcher Yu Darvish revealed his upcoming injury rehab plans as he approaches a return to the rotation.

The Miami Marlins, who are unlikely to be in the NL postseason race by the end of July, could be one team that Cubs President of Baseball Operations Jed Hoyer calls to make a trade. However, Allen Settle of Yardbarker does not believe a deal between the two teams would involve former Cy Young Award winner Sandy Alcantara.

Riley was acknowledging the fact that Robert has struggled to retain his Silver Slugger Award form so far this season, slashing just .191/.277/.309. Robert does, however, have a Major League Baseball-leading 21 steals so far and has flashed the potential to slug 38 homers in his career.

San Diego Padres manager Mike Shildt spoke about right-handed starting pitcher Michael King's injury which landed him on the 15-day injured list May 25. “We’ve