Padres’ interest in Mets’ star pitchers shows another trade option

The Padres checked in on Jacob deGrom and Noah Syndergaard. (The Athletic’s Dennis Lin first reported the Syndergaard contact.) San Diego, despite current non-contention, would consider a starter with multiple years to free agency because the Padres see themselves improving next year and being contenders in 2020. That is why San Diego would have more…