Padres likely to trade James Shields in the next 24 hours

[Chuck]

Padres Likely To Trade James Shields "Within 24 Hours" https://t.co/1JU42UqddT pic.twitter.com/R70DQuwGib

— MLB Trade Rumors (@mlbtraderumors) June 4, 2016

[Dick B Back]

After his last start one could understand why.

[tdawg87]

I'd give them Ortega and Pettit

[Angel Oracle]

Buyer Best Beware

[Stradling]

Sounds like the deal is with the White Sox. 

[disarcina]

doesn't he have a bad (expensive) contract -- I thought Padres over-paid for him when they signed him away from KC.

unless it's a fire-sale type deal where the Padres also assume some of the contract expense, I would pass on this,

Of course, that's kind of deal it's probably going to be -- San Diego does not have much leverage here.

[Docwaukee]

I can't imagine Shields performing much better that someone like Chacin at this point.  

[nando714]

Padres paying 29m of his contract 

[Vegas Halo Fan]

3 hours ago, disarcina said:

doesn't he have a bad (expensive) contract -- I thought Padres over-paid for him when they signed him away from KC.

unless it's a fire-sale type deal where the Padres also assume some of the contract expense, I would pass on this,

Of course, that's kind of deal it's probably going to be -- San Diego does not have much leverage here.

Shields is signed through 2018, with a salary of $21M per season and a $16M option in 2019 ($2M buyout). He can opt out after 2016, but the way that he is going, he would be insane to do so.