Turns out the reason why the Padres talks with Shields stalled a bit before getting a deal done was due to them making a last ditch effort to get Cole Hamels instead.
Hamels agent and the Phillies refused so the Padres went right back to negotiating with Shields to get a deal done.
Phillies rumored to be interested in making a deal with the Red Sox for Hamels but the asking price is likely going to be too high to get anything done (Mookie Betts or Blake Swihart as the basis).
http://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2015/0...le-hamels.html