7 Chase Headley, 3B

Even though contract talks have been put on hold, the Padres have no intention of dealing third baseman Chase Headley before this summer's trade deadline, according to a report from CBSSports.com Baseball Insider Jon Heyman.

According to sources close to the team, a trade is "unlikely" this season, as the team continues to hope it can re-sign Headley to a long-term contract. While Headley's agent did not return a message to Heyman, Padres general manager Josh Byrnes was willing to speak about his desire to keep Headley.

"Our first choice is to sign him," Byrnes told Heyman by phone.

Headley is still two offseasons away from becoming a free agent, but the Padres have already turned down plenty of offers for the Silver Slugger award winner.

"A couple teams tried pretty hard. But obviously we had a pretty high standard," Byrnes said. "And obviously, we think even higher of him now."

Padres third baseman Chase Headley entered Monday's series opener against the Marlins with a 10-game hitting streak. He has gone 14 for 38 (.368) over that span with two homers and six RBI. His average has gone from .160 to .286 during that stretch.

After missing the first half of April recovering from a thumb injury, the 28-year-old told MLB.com that he's finally feeling comfortable at the plate.

"You have your select few natural guys who wake up out of bed and can come put the barrel on the baseball each and every day without thinking about it," Headley said. "Unfortunately, I'm not one of those guys. It takes me some time, it takes me some repetition to get me where I want to be. But hopefully once I get there, I can sustain it."