ST. PETERSBURG -- As trade rumors begin to pick up around a suddenly slumping Rangers team, Andrew Cashner reflected on the Deadline swap that sent him to Miami last year.
To put it simply, that week "was not fun," Cashner said. While standing in the Padres bullpen before a start, false rumors began swirling that he had been dealt. Cashner didn't know whether he would be making his scheduled start. But he straightened out that mess by calling his agent and went on to pitch that game.
But Cashner was not the only Padres player being shopped during that series with the Blue Jays.