The Athletic linked the San Diego Padres to Arizona Diamondbacks All-Star first baseman Josh Naylor, who could mitigate some of their positional issues heading into the trade deadline. The Padres have been without an everyday left fielder for the better part of the last two months after they DFA’d and released veteran Jason Heyward after he spent a month on the injured list. Everyday designated hitter Gavin Sheets has taken up most of the time since his departure, playing 31 games in the outfield — however, he leaves a hole in the DH spot when he plays the field. Luis Arraez is the Padres current first baseman, though if Naylor were to move to San Diego, they could shuffle around their infield to fit Arraez, Jake Cronenworth, Xander Bogaerts or even Manny Machado into the DH spot on any given day.