Jarren Duran has been swinging a hot bat for the Red Sox, but continues to be connected to one National League team in trade rumors.

The Athletic listed the San Diego Padres as a landing spot for Atlanta Braves All-Star and Gold Glove catcher Sean Murphy, who could help patch up their offensive struggles in a position of need. The Padres have the fourth-lowest wRC+ (66) in MLB at catcher,

In an ESPN article from MLB Insider Jeff Passan, he named one player each team in the playoff race should add before the trade deadline. For the Padres, Passan believes they should go get Boston Red Sox left fielder Jarren Duran.

It’s stating the obvious to say this will be an eventful Trade Deadline in San Diego. With A.J. Preller as general manager, they all are.

For the fourth time in the last four seasons, the Padres sit in the back fifth of the draft order. President of baseball operations A.J. Preller’s big-league machinations have eaten into Kemp’s checkbook for a third straight year, resulting in a $6.57 bonus pool that ranks below everyone but the Mets ($5.47 million) and the Yankees ($5.38 million).

The Boston Red Sox could look to use one of their top talents, Jarren Duran, as a trade piece this season, with the San Diego Padres making sense as a fit.

Tatis owns a career .297/.363/.579 slash line in Los Angeles, well above his .276/.351/.520 averages. Just don't ask him about his feelings about Dodger Stadium.

Stars Eugenio Suárez and Corbin Carroll, as well as James McCann, also homered for the Arizona Diamondbacks in an 8-2 victory over the San Diego Padres on Wednesday night.