The Padres have but to make a major transfer this offseason. San Diego hasn’t made a single main league free agent or commerce acquisition. It is clear they’re hamstrung financially. The criticism filed by Peter Seidler’s widow in opposition to the late proprietor’s brothers solely provides to the general organizational uncertainty.
If San Diego goes to make any upgrades of notice, they will must first offload some cash. It appears the Padres intend to get beneath the $241MM luxurious tax threshold. RosterResource calculates their CBT quantity round $244MM. There are a couple of methods they may attempt to accomplish that. The perfect state of affairs could be to dump among the cash owed to Xander Bogaerts or Jake Cronenworth, however buying and selling an underwater deal is not simple. San Diego might transfer Luis Arraez however appears to need extra worth in return than different groups are keen to supply.
Because of this, Dylan Stop has been on the periphery of offseason commerce rumors. Reporting on the Winter Conferences instructed that the right-hander was accessible. There hasn’t been any indication that they’ve moved near a deal previously month. It appears they’re principally established order. ESPN’s Jeff Passan wrote this week that the Padres have been keen to listen to different groups out on Stop, although he does not imply that San Diego is actively buying him.
Not like Bogaerts, Arraez and Cronenworth, Stop holds immense commerce worth. The Padres might demand a major package deal whereas offloading his complete wage. They’d must weigh that in opposition to subtracting arguably their greatest starter from a rotation that includes Stop, Michael King, Yu Darvish and a number of query marks.
If the Padres determine they’re motivated to maneuver Stop throughout the subsequent two months, what sort of return ought to they count on? A couple of trades over the previous two offseasons present some indications about how the market might worth him.
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