The most effective week of the offseason is nearly right here. The Winter Conferences get underway tomorrow in Dallas and maybe some Padres followers like myself are sitting right here at present with some questions on what could occur over the following few days. Listed below are mine:
Will the Padres discuss with Roki Sasaki this week?
Jeff Passan is reporting Sasaki is anticipated to be posted throughout the Winter Conferences, which might be the beginning of the negotiating window for him and all groups to trip.
The Padres appear to be in second behind the Dodgers within the trade guesses on the place he desires to go. I’d think about Preller and his staff have been prepping for some time on how they’ll pitch their group to Sasaki so we’ll see in the event that they’ll lastly be capable of discuss with him this week.
Is that this going to be a quiet week for Preller on the free agent entrance?
Juan Soto is anticipated to decide quickly, which may kick free company into one other gear. It’s logical to imagine groups aren’t spending huge on Corbin Burnes or Max Fried for the time being partly as a result of they’re ready on Soto.
As soon as Soto indicators, perhaps groups aggressively go seize the highest of the market starters after which the Padres can actually get to work on the again finish free agent rotation arms which are out there.
Will there be a shock commerce?
As we noticed with Kyle Higashioka going to the Rangers ($6.75 million AAV), the Padres aren’t going to be spending huge per year-wise so Preller’s in all probability going to need to get inventive in a few of the holes on the roster.
If we don’t truly see a Padres commerce, then perhaps that’s a superb factor as a result of there have been some nice additions and we by no means heard their title linked to San Diego previous to the deal (Jason Adam instantly involves thoughts).
The Padres have been the staff of the Winter Conferences a number of occasions beneath Preller. There’s a 99.9% likelihood that received’t be the case in 2025.
