NATIONAL HARBOR, Md. -- It wouldn't be a trip to the Winter Meetings without the Padres in hot pursuit of a shortstop.
According to general manager A.J. Preller, the Friars are looking to the trade market at short -- a common theme for the club over the past decade. San Diego also had preliminary discussions with veteran free agent Erick Aybar, but Preller noted Monday that "most of the stuff we've looked at has been on the trade front."
Currently, Luis Sardinas and Jose Rondon are the only shortstops on the club's 40-man roster.