This article was originally published on www.si.com/mlb/padres as Padres Tabbed as Fit For $77 Million Starting Pitcher in Major Trade Deadline Move. Amid the San Diego Padres' struggles for rotational depth, The Athletic has linked the Friars to the Pittsburgh Pirates' Mitch Keller ahead of the trade deadline.

The Boston Red Sox could look to use one of their top talents, Jarren Duran, as a trade piece this season, with the San Diego Padres making sense as a fit.

The New York Mets have done what they’ve needed to do throughout the year, finding themselves in a somewhat decent position heading into the second half of the campaign. Prior to the trade deadline, the Mets will have to hope that they stay afloat,