Padres Chris Denorfia and Ian Kennedy drawing serious interest
By Joel Burdeos
San Diego, CA- As we approach today’s trade deadline Joaquin Benoit isn’t the only Padre receiving serious interest from contending teams. According to reports Padres outfielder Chris Denorfia and starting pitcher Ian Kennedy are also receiving serious interest.
More from Trade Rumors
- Padres trade Chris Denorfia to the Mariners for two prosepects
- Dodgers are pushing hard to acquire Padres Joaquin Benoit
- San Diego Padres Joaquin Benoit likely to be dealt
- San Diego Padres Expected To Deal Chris Denorfia Next
- Padres Trade Chase Headley To Yankees For Solarte & DePaula
According to MLB Daily Dish’s Chris Cotillo the most likely Padre to be dealt is Chris Denorfia, who is drawing interest from the Mariners, Giants and Blue Jays. Joel Sherman of the New York Post reports that the Mariners and Braves are the teams most interested in acquiring Denorfia.
Live Feed
FanSided
The Marlins, Pirates and Royals are the teams most interested in acquiring Ian Kennedy, according to Ken Rosenthal of FOXSports.com.
The New York Yankees, Toronto Blue Jays and Los Angeles Angels have also expressed interest in Ian Kennedy. The Angels had the most interest in Ian Kennedy origianlly, but didn’t have the elite prospects necessary to match up with the Padres on a trade for Ian Kennedy, which is why they gave up their pursuit of Kennedy to finish a deal with the Padres last night for all-star closer Huston Street.
Ian Kennedy has been one of the Padres most consistent starters this season with a 3.47 ERA in 20 starts with 133 strikeouts in 124.1 innings of work. The Padres acquired Ian Kennedy last season at the trade deadline from the Arizona Diamondbacks for reliever Joe Thatcher.
The Padres control Ian Kennedy through 2015 and Padres ownership isn’t interested in trading away their best talent unless they get a significant amount in return. According to Dennis Lin of U-T San Diego the Padres don’t want to part with Ian Kennedy, despite his high value, the Padres will most likely hold onto Kennedy and may give him a big contract at the end of the season unless some team blows them away with a major package.