The San Diego Padres have reportedly inquired about Miami Marlins right-handed pitcher Sandy Alcantara, per The Athletic's Dennis Lin. More news: Padres P

The latest rumors suggest that the San Diego Padres are interested in trading for Miami Marlins starting pitcher Sandy Alcantara.

The Padres are listening on Dylan Cease, which inspired calls from most of the AL East — the Yankees, Red Sox, Blue Jays and Rays — as well as the Mets and Cubs.

The Padres open the second-half with three games at the Nationals, three more at the Marlins, then to St. Louis for three more road games as part of a nine-game East Coast road trip. However, we have to admit, those are decent matchups to have a winning record across for a 9-game road trip — in other words, it could be much worse.

Rookie Agustín Ramírez had two hits and scored two runs, and the Miami Marlins held on to beat the San Diego Padres 4-3 on Tuesday night. Kyle Stowers doubled and drove in a run while Heriberto Hernández singled twice and had an RBI for the Marlins.

Preview the July 22 matchup between the Miami Marlins and San Diego Padres with odds over/under, game spread, betting lines and more.

Not all elbow operations are created equally. Take, for example, Miami Marlins right-hander Eury Perez, who is set to start on Monday night against the visiting San Diego Padres.

It's San Diego Padres hurler Dylan Cease, who has made a surprise appearance on the trade market. Per ESPN's Buster Olney, the Mets are among the teams "that have talked about" Cease, whom the Padres would ostensibly use to address other areas of weakness on their roster.