Acee: Padres “almost certainly” out on Cole, Strasburg

Photo by Alex Trautwig/MLB Photos via Getty Images Time to temper expectations? For those still dizzy from this past weekend’s brown & gold reverie, Union-Tribune scribe/Padres front office lurker Kevin Acee has some cold water to bring you back to sober reality.
According to Acee’s report today, the Padres are unlikely to pursue frontline free agent pitchers Gerrit Cole and Stephen Strasburg.
While Cole never seemed like a realistic shot, given that he may be the first pitcher