MLB insider says Padres face 'long shot' to land Red Sox star with 51 RBI

The San Diego Padres are looking to make immoderate sound successful October and are wrong striking region of nan NL West division. However, if nan Padres want to scare nan Los Angeles Dodgers, they’ll request to hole immoderate issues successful their squad up of nan MLB waste and acquisition deadline.

San Diego person Manny Machado and Fernando Tatís Jr. successful their lineup, but nan Padres could beryllium looking for different effect bat. Nonetheless, nan subordinate that they desire correct now feels much for illustration a tube dream than a superior waste and acquisition target to bolster their lineup.

On Monday, MLB insider Jon Heyman appeared connected MLB Network and shared that nan Padres person their show group connected Boston Red Sox outfielder Jarren Duran. However, immoderate move for nan 28-year-old astatine nan deadline appears to beryllium unrealistic.

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“There are a batch of very bully relievers retired there,” Heyman said. “That is 1 of their priorities, judge it aliases not. I deliberation they’ll look astatine starting pitching. I deliberation they’ll look astatine catcher, though location aren’t a ton of awesome catchers retired there. Right now, Maldonado is doing a very bully occupation pinch a pitching staff. They are looking for a bat, truthful I deliberation they are going to look astatine near field.

“Certainly, they’ve been connected Jarren Duran—at slightest since May, astir apt for much than a year. They emotion nan guy. But astatine this point, I would opportunity that’s astir apt a agelong shot. We cognize Boston has a glut successful nan outfield, but I deliberation they astir apt clasp a Duran. If he is traded, it’ll beryllium a astonishment if it’s anybody but nan Padres.”

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Duran isn’t producing astatine nan level that made him an All-Star past season, but nan numbers are respectable. This season, nan outfielder is posting a .257 batting average, 9 location runs, and 51 RBI for nan Red Sox.