Noah Syndergaard To the Padres?

Are the San Diego Padres in the market to get one of the Mets starting pitchers?

A recent scenario from The Athletic's Ken Rosenthal suggests that the Padres are interested in Mets starting pitcher Noah Syndergaard. What's more interesting is that Rosenthal suggests that if they get this deal done and get money in return, they may use some of that to try to acquire Toronto's Marcus Stroman. It is indeed a bizarre scenario, right?

It is suggested that Syndergaard getting traded may serve as a big blueprint for many teams, especially those who are either out of the playoff picture entirely or who believes they are going to get on a roll. Perhaps the Padres believe they will get on a roll at one point if they get pitching.

It's understandable why the Padres would want to go after some high quality pitching because I have seen that team first hand and they have no quality pitching. Eric Lauer is their best pitcher but even he is not dominant and his ERA is not what the Padres hoped it would be.

The bigger issue with the Padres is not so much getting Syndergaard but who they would have to give up. Two big names come up: Luis Patino and Luis Urias. Urias is the bigger name here and is rated the 9th overall prospect by Baseball Prospectus. Right now, though, he has struggled in his brief MLB stint so far, but that doesn't mean he's still a high quality player when given the opportunity and time. MacKenzie Gore may be another big name in the prospect world that the Padres would have to part with as well. Gore is currently splitting time between High-A Lake Ilsinore and Double-A Amarillo and holds a 2.51 ERA overall. It could be very enticing for the Mets.

I'm not sure if the Padres will pull this deal off but they are looking for starting pitching wherever they can find it. They clearly have the offense they need to make a serious run but if you don't get any quality pitching, then it's not going to matter because 7 GB in the Wild Card could be 10 or 11 when all is said and done. I think the Padres need to do whatever they can to get quality starting pitching right now or they will lose even more ground in the race and end up missing the playoffs again. They may miss it anyway, but at least with Syndergaard, you can get a quality starter that will give you a chance every time he pitches.