Padres emerge as potential team to land Marlins' reliever

As trade rumors continue to heat up with the MLB trade deadline coming up on Thursday, a large majority of teams have filled headlines this week.

The San Diego Padres are one team that has been popular in rumors, and multiple top players on the ball club's roster have heard their names being thrown around in trade talks.

From pitchers Dylan Cease, Michael King, and Robert Suarez, to three-time batting champion Luis Arraez, multiple candidates can be moved this week.

Although Padres' pitchers fill up the large majority of San Diego's rumors, they could also be trading for the same position as well.

The Athletic's Ken Rosenthal posted trade deadline updates late on Monday night, and the Padres have emerged as a candidate for a Miami Marlins' relief pitcher.

Anthony Bender, 30, is on pace to have the best season in his four-year career. He's appeared in 45 games for the Marlins this season and has a 2-5 record, 1.83 ERA, 0.97 WHIP, three saves, and has struck out 35 batters in 44.1 innings pitched.

Bender is a breaking ball pitcher with an arsenal that includes sweepers, sinkers, and sliders.

"The San Diego Padres, among other clubs" have shown interest in Bender, Ken Rosenthal mentioned.

With multiple players emerging in the Padres' trade talks, it would be surprising if San Diego's president of baseball operations, A.J. Preller, doesn't get a trade made before Thursday's deadline.

San Diego is considered to be a World Series contender this season. With a 58-49 record entering Tuesday, the Padres currently hold the last Wild Card spot in the National League and are second, behind the Los Angeles Dodgers, in the NL West.