April 2016 - San Diego Padres Wiretap
The Atlanta Braves, Washington Nationals and San Diego Padres are all expected to exceed their international spending allocations for the upcoming July 2 period.
Clubs don't yet know exactly how much cash they'll have to spend on the international market.
The San Diego Padres are interested in signing Tim Lincecum, according to Jon Heyman of CBS Sports.
He also notes that the Miami Marlins continue to look at the right-hander, who plans to showcase for teams next month.
The San Diego Padres have fortified the back end of their bullpen by signing Fernando Rodney to a one-year deal.
The contact has an option for 2017, according to sources.
Rodney's deal is for an estimated $1.5 million and can max out at $7 million with performance bonuses.
The San Diego Padres are keeping tabs on the market for Yoenis Cespedes.
However, a source characterizes an agreement between San Diego and the Roc Nation client as unlikely.
The Padres have a vacancy in left field with Justin Upton gone through free agency.
The Tigers and free-agent outfielder Justin Upton have agreed to a six-year deal worth $132.75 million, a source told ESPN's Jerry Crasnick.
The contract includes an opt-out after the second year, which would allow Upton to go back on the market as a free agent at age 30, a source confirmed to Crasnick.
The Royals and free-agent pitcher Ian Kennedy have agreed to a five-year deal worth $70 million, according to ESPN and multiple media reports on Saturday.
The 31-year-old was 9-15 with a 4.28 ERA and 174 strikeouts for the Padres last season.
The deal was earlier reported by MLB Network.
The San Diego Padres have agreed to a one-year deal with Alexei Ramirez.
The value of the deal has yet to be reported.
Ramirez, 34, had spent his entire Major League career with the Chicago White Sox.
Major League Baseball will return to Mexico City in March for a two spring training games between the Houston Astros and the San Diego Padres.
It has been 12 years since Major League Baseball traveled to the city.
The Astros faced the Miami Marlins in a two-game preseason series back in 2004.
The San Diego Padres have agreed to a one-year, $1.5 million deal with Carlos Villanueva.
Villanueva, 32, spent the 2015 campaign with the St. Louis Cardinals, where he worked in a relief role, logging 61 innings across 35 appearances.
The San Diego Padres are still looking for a shortstop and have placed a priority on adding one to the Major League roster.
Reports have indicated that San Diego remains in contact with representatives for Ian Desmond and Alexei Ramirez.
The Padres first spoke to Desmond and Ramirez last month.
