MIAMI — The Padres have talked to the Yankees about relievers such as Brad Hand and Brandon Maurer, but do not expect a prospect as good as Gleyber Torres in return. Instead, a San Diego official echoed the sentiment of many executives at the Futures Game — the Yankees system is deep enough that they can make significant trades without touching their elite prospects.

“They had a real good system last year, and it has taken another step up this year,” one AL executive said.

The Padres also have been getting hits on lesser relievers such as Craig Stammen and Jose Torres, and three bottom-of-the-rotation starters who can be free agents after this season: Trevor Cahill, Jhoulys Chacin and Clayton Richard.

A team such as the Royals, who are said to want to add but might not have much money to do so or the ability to use big prospects, could be players for those type of starters.

Because the word among officials is more than ever if a player is in his walk year, unless he is elite, sellers should not expect much back.

“My sense,” one NL executive said, “is that if you have a reliever who is under control through at least next year, you can expect more interest and a greater return than for a slightly better reliever who is a free agent after this season.”

You know who that might be bad news for? The Mets — because Addison Reed is a free agent after the season.