The San Diego Padres have been in the news quite a bit this off-season, with failed pursuits of costless agent sluggers Pablo Sandoval and Yasmani Tomas and rumors of acquiring Reds' outfielder Jay Bruce. Despite all of the talk, the Padres have not made any major additions this off-season.

While no deals are on the table, the Padres are “aggressively marketing” catcher/first baseman Yasmani Grandal, according to a tweet from Buster Olney of ESPN.

Moving Grandal at this point seems premature, unless the Padres are packaging him with prospects or pitching to acquire an established hitter. Grandal had a tumultuous 2013, capped by a 50-game suspension and a torn ACL, but looked much better in the second half of the season. Grandal led the Padres with 15 home runs and is not’t eligible for costless agency until 2018.

Trading Grandal would be selling low, and the Padres can ill-afford to trade a bat with the upside of Grandal. Packaging Grandal with Ian Kennedy could be the framework for a Matt Kemp deal, although Ken Rosenthal has reported that prospect Austin Hedges would likely be a part of any Kemp deal.

The Padres are also closing in on re-signing starting pitcher Josh Johnson, according to Chris Cotillo of MLB Daily Dish. Johnson signed a one-year, $8 million deal last year and required Tommy John surgery before even throwing a pitch for the Friars. The Padres held a $4 million option for 2015, but declined to exercise it. The team could look to offer him an incentive-laden deal with a smaller guarantee.

In smaller deals, the Padres have added catcher Griff Erickson and re-signed LHP Jason Lane to minor league contracts.

Erickson, 26, has spent his entire minor league career in the Dodgers organization. He is a San Diego product, having attending Westview High and Mesa College. Last year in Triple-A, he produced a triple-slash line of .297/.384/.510, with seven home runs and 29 RBI’s. He should give the Padres additional depth in the minors.

Lane, 37, was one of baseball’s best stories last season. Once a big league outfielder, he washed out of professional baseball and reinvented himself as a starting pitcher. He made it to the big leagues with the Padres in 2014, and posted a sparkling 0.87 ERA in 11 big league innings (1 start). He could be in the mix for a swing man role in the bullpen, as Tim Stauffer is unlikely to be retained.