In keeping with Spotrac, the Padres have 13 free brokers—which now contains Logan Gillaspie, Luis Patiño, Bryce Johnson and Mason McCoy after they had been non-tendered by the membership this previous week.
At the moment let’s deal with three free brokers who I predict received’t return to the squad in 2025.
Ha-Seong Kim
Kim is at the moment rehabbing from his labrum surgical procedure that he had whereas the Padres had been within the postseason. He’s anticipated to return between mid-April and early Could.
That clearly means San Diego wants a shortstop for Opening Day if it’s not going to be Xander Bogaerts and it’s not even a assure Kim will come again and have a 2023-caliber season, which is what the Padres would doubtless be paying for.
Kim employed Scott Boras to characterize him, which doesn’t make me really feel nice about Kim returning. Why would he deliver Boras in if he’s simply on the lookout for a pillow deal to return again to San Diego?
It certain looks like there will likely be different groups who’d be prepared to present him extra assured cash and maybe extra years than the Padres contemplating FanGraphs tasks their luxurious tax payroll to be at $244+ million proper now.
Milwaukee and San Francisco have reportedly proven curiosity already.
Tanner Scott
It’s nice Tanner Scott pitched so properly in a Padres uniform as a result of they clearly had been attempting to go on an extended postseason run however he additionally has taken himself out of the Padres worth vary.
Whereas Scott was extra of a staff participant in comparison with one other current Padre excessive leverage reliever, that doesn’t imply he’ll take an enormous low cost to return again. Is it out of the query {that a} staff pays him Hader cash to go be their lock down nearer? If not for 5 years, a staff might give him $15-$20 million a yr on a shorter deal.
No means do I see San Diego doing that. They’ve already dedicated important reliever cash to Robert Suarez ($26 million remaining) and if there’s any space we should always belief A.J. Preller at rebuilding, it’s the bullpen.
Plus, the present group of arms remains to be fairly proficient (Suarez, Jeremiah Estrada, Jason Adam and Adrian Morejon on the again).
Martín Pérez
I’d welcome Pérez again. He was stable post-trade deadline and it’s not like he’s receiving wherever close to the cash Scott will get. The issue although along with his scenario is how his 2024 ended. Regardless of being named to the NLDS roster, he by no means pitched in a recreation.
If I used to be him, why would I need to return to a spot that didn’t assume I used to be adequate to face even three batters within the postseason after I helped them get to October?
There’s going to be one other staff on the market prepared to present Pérez a one-year deal.
