Are the Padres buyers? Are they sellers? Are they both? Fans really, really want to know that answer, that hint at organizational direction, that thinking behind San Diego’s baseball curtain.
The truth is: It’s all a moving target … on a weekly basis.
Will they acquire big right-hander Noah Syndergaard? Will they run down elite starter Trevor Bauer? Will they bite on an offer for All-Star closer Kirby Yates? Maybe. Maybe not.
If big-club auditions by infielder Luis Urias and pitchers Adrian Morejon and Michel Baez go swimmingly, could they be bundled in trades for pitching?