On Wednesday it was reported at the Winter Meetings that the San Diego Padres have expressed interest in trading for Pittsburgh Pirates outfielder Starling Marte.
If you’ve been following along with us this offseason you know Marte is a name I’ve been all over, so this isn’t that surprising.
To be fair, Jon Heyman has been throwing stuff against the wall all Winter Meetings hoping he gets something to stick.
But it does make a ton of sense for the Padres to be interested in Marte.
He’s a 3 WAR player and can play center field, although as I’ve noted in other places he’s a much better fit in a corner outfield spot.