Padres Notes: Friars Tried to Trade for All-Star Outfielder, Michael King Return Revealed, More

Apr 13, 2025; San Diego, California, USA; San Diego Padres starting pitcher Michael King (34) celebrates with San Diego Padres catcher Elias Diaz (17) after throwing a complete-game two hit shutout against the Colorado Rockies at Petco Park. Mandatory Credit: David Frerker-Imagn Images | David Frerker-Imagn Images

The San Diego Padres got a rest day Thursday after a big win over the Arizona Diamondbacks on Wednesday, placing them just two games behind the Los Angeles Dodgers in the NL West.

The Padres were clear winners at last week's trade deadline and cemented themselves as a real contender by acquiring seven players, three of which were All-Stars. They also held talks to bring another into the fold in the Minnesota Twins' Byron Buxton, however, nothing came to be.

In other news, Michael King has been on the injured list since late May, and will be a huge return for the Padres when he's healthy again.

The Padres revealed that the starter is set to come back on Saturday when they face off against the Boston Red Sox.

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Padres Tweets of the Day:

The @Padres now sit just 2 GB of the Dodgers ... and they start a 3-game set next Friday 👀 pic.twitter.com/Mxicf6VuMe

— MLB (@MLB) August 7, 2025

Underrated play from yesterday

What a relay from RAMÓN - Xander - Manny

Great Baseballpic.twitter.com/VybJD5y9af

— SleeperPadres (@SleeperPadres) August 7, 2025

Don’t look now, but the @Padres are a season-high 13 games over .500 pic.twitter.com/es1YdfUw4y

— Chris Ello (@ChrisElloSD) August 7, 2025

Xander Bogaerts has a 166 wRC+ and the 3rd highest fWAR in MLB since this tweet. https://t.co/Jqb3QPGCQV

— Padres Data Daily (@PadresDataDaily) August 7, 2025

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