According to the San Diego Union-Tribune's Dennis Lin, the Houston Astros and San Diego Padres "have held preliminary talks" regarding a trade for starting pitcher Andrew Cashner.
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Astros Eyeing Cashner as a Contingency
Friday, July 17
While the Padres have yet to be pegged as certain sellers at the July 31 trade deadline, one contender is sniffing around some of the team's coveted arms with two weeks to go until deadline day.
According to Lin, "there are no indications of anything imminent, and one source said the two sides had not spoken on the subject since early this month," when it comes to Cashner and fellow right-handed arm Tyson Ross.