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Two years after their payroll peaked, the San Diego Padres' financial outlook remains a source of fascination to people within Major League Baseball leading up to the July 31 trade deadline.

While the Cardinals pitchers worked around 11 hits to keep the Padres scoreless, the Cardinals' lineup pushed across three runs on five hits, a pair of walks, and a hit

A year later, the Padres find themselves in slightly better standing. They are 55-49, one game ahead of their 54-50 record last July 24. They are also entering dangerous territory. The wins and losses tell a story of year-over-year improvement. The recent trend lines do not.

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Ken Rosenthal proposed a three-way MLB trade deadline deal between the Red Sox, Padres, and Marlins involving Jarren Duran.

The MLB Trade Deadline is less than a week away and FanSided MLB insider Robert Murray is unloading the rumors that he's hearing regarding top movers like Eugenio Suarez and Luis Robert Jr., and much more in his latest notebook.