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The MLB Winter Meetings have come and gone and the San Diego Padres did not do anything to address any of the team’s needs. Pitching, starting pitching, is the most definitive area of need for San Diego and to address that need, it appears Padres general manager A.J. Preller will turn to the trade market. Ironically, he is having conversations with the New York Mets, which include possibly trading starter Nick Pivetta who was dominant in his first year in San Diego. Pivetta, a few bullpen arms, including Mason Miller, and outfielder Ramon Laureano have all been discussed, but even with all the rumors about a trade swirling, nothing is imminent and there is no guarantee a trade between the two teams occurs.