According to MLB.com’s AJ Cassavell, the Padres would need an “overwhelming offer” to trade closer Kirby Yates. Of course, this news comes on the heels of a separate report indicating that the front office is listening on almost all of their position players, so perhaps it’s worth considering why, exactly, the Padres would hold off on dealing Yates—a past-thirty reliever with presumably high trade value. As the article explains:
First, the Padres think there’s a reasonable path back to contention this season, and they don’t consider themselves “sellers.” (At least, not yet.) Second, Yates is under contract control through 2020.