The hottest starting pitcher on the trade market may be due for a reunion.
Texas Rangers righty Lance Lynn has rejuvenated himself this season with a pristine 1.93 ERA, 0.92 WHIP and 56 strikeouts. With the Rangers struggling in the American League West, and Lynn set to become a free agent in 2022, that's left a number of teams poking around to see what the price on the 33-year-old is.
According to The Athletic's Ken Rosenthal, the San Diego Padres are one of the organizations after him. Padres manager Jayce Tingler worked with Lynn during his time with Texas and associate manager Skip Schumaker was Lynn's former teammate in St.