Padres Eyeing Vizquel, Eckstein

Padres GM Kevin Towers in an interview today said he expects to sign a shortstop by next week, according to Corey Brook at MLB.com.

"Towers said he had interest in veterans David Eckstein and Omar Vizquel, in addition to a few names he didn’t want to divulge. ’There are a couple of other guys, too,’ Towers said. ’We’ve got three or four options.’"