Something is brewing in San Diego. With the trade deadline (6 p.m. ET) rapidly approaching, deals are starting to go down and rumors are at a fever pitch.

With the trade deadline and an off day looming on Thursday, the Mets gave an empty effort and were swept by the Padres at Petco Park.

The San Diego Padres are willing to deal a few of their pitchers, but they want some very specific assets in return.

The 30-year-old could slide into Cease's spot in the rotation if the Padres deal the latter player. King went 13

According to The Athletic, the Padres are only interested in trading him if they can improve their current major-league roster. But the Astros might have an excess of starters after Spencer Arighetti, J.P. France and Cristian Javier return from injuries as expected in August or September.