Offseason Outlook: San Diego Padres

The Padres gained 93 video games and went into October as a classy decide for an extended playoff run. Their bats stalled out within the remaining two video games in opposition to the Dodgers, sending them into an offseason that might see an honest quantity of turnover with a handful of essential free brokers.

Assured Contracts

• Manny Machado, 3B: $314MM by means of 2033 (together with $35MM in remaining signing bonus funds)
• Fernando Tatis Jr., RF: $306MM by means of 2034
• Xander Bogaerts, 2B: $225MM by means of 2033
• Jake Cronenworth, 1B: $71MM by means of 2030
• Yu Darvish, RHP: $63MM by means of 2028
• Joe Musgrove, RHP: $60MM by means of 2027
• Robert Suarez, RHP: $26MM by means of 2027 (can choose out after ’25)
• Yuki Matsui, LHP: $24.75MM by means of 2028 (can choose out after ’26 barring intervening Tommy John surgical procedure)
• Wandy Peralta, LHP: $13.15MM by means of 2027 (can choose out after ’24, ’25 and ’26)

Possibility Selections

• LHP Wandy Peralta can choose out of ultimate three years and $13.15MM on his deal
• Crew, SS Ha-Seong Kim maintain $8MM mutual choice ($2MM buyout)

Further Monetary Commitments

•  Owe $12.24MM to Pink Sox as situation of Eric Hosmer commerce

2025 monetary commitments: $138MM
Complete future commitments: $1.117 billion

Arbitration-Eligible Gamers (projected salaries through MLBTR contributor Matt Swartz)

Non-tender candidates: Wade, Patiño

Free Brokers

It looks like each offseason in San Diego leads to a big shakeup. This winter will most likely be no exception, even when the Padres aren’t going to make a single transfer that’s as impactful as final winter’s Juan Soto/Michael King blockbuster. Between a hefty arbitration class, quite a lot of free brokers who performed key roles in 2024, and a late-season damage that dealt successful to their rotation, there’s so much for the entrance workplace to handle.

The offseason kicks off with choice and qualifying supply choices. There’s not a lot intrigue with San Diego’s pair of choice calls. Wandy Peralta will forego his probability to choose out of the remaining $13.15MM on his free agent deal. Ha-Seong Kim will acquire a $2MM buyout on his mutual choice and check the market.

San Diego most likely will not concern a QO to any of their free brokers. The midseason commerce renders Tanner Scott ineligible, not that the Friars had been more likely to supply a $21.05MM dedication to a reliever anyhow. Kim as soon as appeared like a simple name for the QO, however his late-season labrum surgical procedure makes that too dangerous. The one different candidate can be Jurickson Profar, who’ll be one of many harder free brokers to worth after a profession yr. If the Padres count on Profar to repeat this yr’s manufacturing, he’d be well worth the QO value. Profar’s profession has been wildly inconsistent, although, and there is most likely not sufficient payroll house to supply the first-time All-Star greater than $21MM whereas addressing a number of holes on the roster.

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