Padres' Matt Strahm: Sent to San Diego

Strahm (knee) was traded to the Padres by the Royals on Monday along with Travis Wood and Esteury Ruiz for Brandon Maurer, Trevor Cahill and Ryan Buchter, Ken Rosenthal of Fox Sports reports.

Although Strahm underwent season-ending knee surgery earlier in July, he still possesses enough upside to be part of the return package that's brought a trio of arms to Kansas City. The left-hander is hopeful that he'll be ready for spring training, but only time will tell.