After trading two of their top four pitching prospects to acquire Blake Snell, it appeared as though the Padres were clearly out of the Yu Darvish market. As R.J. Anderson of CBS Sports tweeted Monday afternoon, however, rival teams believe San Diego is still interested in trading for Darvish.
Hearing from rival teams that the Padres are still interested in Cubs right-hander Yu Darvish, even after landing Blake Snell last night.
— R.J. Anderson (@r_j_anderson) December 28, 2020
Swinging a deal with the Cubs would almost certainly have to include at least one of those remaining top pitching prospects, notably MacKenzie Gore, so there’s reason to be skeptical about this.