While it’s still possible that Derrek Lee could sign with the San Diego Padres, down the road, it appears that this rumor has no legs.  Sources close to PRO Rumors say that D.F. Oliveria of The Spokesman-Review is not credible.

You can see the original report by Oliveria here.

GM Jed Hoyer was on The Darren Smith show on XX1090 and he mentioned that their first base situation was going to be solved through a signing and not a trade. During the show he denied signing Lee.