So far this offseason, the Padres have seen catcher Kyle Higashioka land with the Texas Rangers, while reliver Tanner Scott, outfielder Jurickson Profar and shortstop Ha-Seong Kim have all hit free agency. San Diego also has three key pieces entering the final years of the contracts, as batting champ Luis Arraez and starting pitchers Dylan Cease and Michael King will hit free agency after the 2025 season.
With that in mind, it wasn’t shocking to hear reports that Preller was in trade discussions during baseball’s Winter Meetings. On Wednesday night, the New York Post’s Jon Heyman reported the Padres were listening to offers for several of their “stars.”
The names Heyman mentioned were Cease, Arraez and Xander Bogaerts.
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