The Padres MUST make these moves this off-season

[@njs_gc]

The X and Machado contracts are going to hurt us.

[@huskydawolf187]

X yes. Not Manny

[@cbs1219]

X already hurting us

[@malkinmalone]

Machado is a sinking ship. Dude can’t even keep his OPS above 800 anymore. Paying a crazy amount of money to a guy who would bat 6th on a good team.

[@huskydawolf187]

@@malkinmalone that's interesting, I still think he's a better hitter and infielder than Xander.. how lucky are us padres fans to have them two for the next decade..

[@jaimereynoso7688]

Only the X.he isn't worth the money they spent on him.

[@oaramirez1972]

Add a power hitter like Juan Soto, oh wait......😂🤣

[@slipperysteve8]

What about signing Bauer at league minimum with performance bonuses? Seems like a no brainer with losing musgrove.

[@abdenarreola1060]

No one wants to play with that guy

[@jaimereynoso7688]

@@abdenarreola1060 It's not about that.if he can still pitch why not give him a chance they need starting pitching badly.

[@RossCipriano]

1. Merrill - 10yrs 120mil. You have to lock him up early to soften the blow of the Manny, Xander and Cronnenworth deals. 2. King - 5yrs 100mil 2b. Cease - 5yrs 100mil or trade him now for more pitching depth for the 2025 season. 3. Profar- 2yrs 15mil or 3yrs 20mil. You have to show him some love and let him choose if he wants more AAV or that 3rd year. 3b. Higgy- 2 yrs 5mil. Do I think he will replicate the season he had? Probably not, but he is a solid vet to help bring Salas along, and I think he will retain some pop in the bat as he ages. 4. Arraez - Bring him back next year but move Merrill to leadoff and Luis to the 2 hole like Gwynn did most of his career. If they want to take full advantage of his bat to ball skill there needs to be RBI opportunities for him. Jackson gets on he's automatically in scoring position because he can score from first on a ball hit to a gap. If the move pans out you work out an extension with him midseason. 5. HSK - He will probably opt out and I hate to say it but I don't see how they bring him back. Knowing that Xander and Jake were both here long term and the potential of Merrill coming up to man SS for the next decade, and with the hard-on AJ had for Arraez already, I don't know why AJ didn't trade him last offseason. Ultimately if they are going with Xander at 2b, Jake at 1b and Arraez is the DH/Part time1b you would like to have Kim's glove at SS but there is still the option of moving Merrill back in. They have to do everything they can to try and be true contenders for the next 3 seasons. Thats all the time I'm giving them to rely on Manny and Xander.

[@riomio3515]

Higgy was clutch in the playoffs I love Araez hez a batting matchine but struggles to get on base tbh i dont know if hes worth a massive contrack

[@chancebowman3405]

I agree with the king deal but 100% disagree with the Merrill thing

[@tonysu8860]

I can't agree on anything these guys said excepto extend Now la and Shildt which the Padres did shortly after this video published. But everything else? Unlike previous seasons the Padres have options this off season for everything they said was high priority. No rush,and one option is to stand pat. Another is to trade players as long as they're still under contract. Some like Merrill have many years of arbitration before they might leave on their own. The real problems that are immediate are the backend of their rotation, a hole in LF if Profar isn't signed and a hole at catcher if Campusano isn't the man. Has Waldron fixed himself over the winter? Can Vazquez step up and become a reliable starter? Even in a best circumstances if both can be reliable starters, that opens up spots in the bullpen that have to be filled. I'd guess that Profar will be signed but at what price? He's everything from an MVP to a bust within days, weeks or a season. And I'm ignoring the fools who say he didn't hit at the end of last season, he kept getting on base by walks, errors and getting hit by pitches at a high rate. That's performance and valuable. Catching is a conundrum. Didn't seem like he was calling a worse game than Higgy but hi poor contact and chasing at the plate doesn't make up for average power numbers. There are a lot of worse catchers but I don't know if the Padres can get anyone better

[@abdenarreola1060]

Morejon is not an option as a starter Dude is made for the bullpen Please don’t even entertain that thought

[@Dylan-uv3bi]

We need the Shildt extension fr Also hi jeff

[@joebats4872]

Extend Merrill and let’s see what tirso can do in left!

[@24hourcoffee]

Padres future is very bright despite the anticlimax this year

[@cbs1219]

Get Soto. 15 yrs 625

[@cesaracosta5483]

2024 World Series Champions LA Dodgers!!! Woooooooooo!!!

[@MrListen2meplez]

Keep all their current core players, except get rid of Machado, Xander, and Cronny.

[@TheDiablotak]

Hear me out….trade Cease and restock the farm arms. The guys great but he’s been inconsistent and couldn’t be the guy in the playoffs

[@padreswrapupshow]

Nah, need the starting pitching

[@TheDiablotak]

@@padreswrapupshow sell him for some middle tier starters? Or an up and coming player with more control

[@huskydawolf187]

​@@padreswrapupshowwhere is Yuki matsui

[@nicop195]

I agree

[@gqsoldier04]

Heard you out. Brace yourself. You’re Mental. Dude threw a NoNo- is still an ACE (in his prime) Now hear me out. Show some respect where it’s due and Let AJ do what AJ does.

[@cbs1219]

Trade X eat half the salary. Juan Soto sign

[@chancebowman3405]

Are you guys dumb? You don’t give a someone who is on a rookie contract an extension. Especially when they CAN and WILL do it next year. You never know Jackson Merrill’s could have just had that rookie luck so let’s wait

[@larrybays458]

Padres manager not very good

[@chancebowman3405]

Profar will 100% take the hometown/grown discount. ALL of Profars success in the bigs has came in San Diego

[@johnnycage1057]

Ruben Niebla to the Angels

[@padreswrapupshow]

lol

[@larrybays458]

Merrell won't repeat his first year.

[@gianbasye8173]

I Hope PADRES will get 98-64 .605 1st NL CHAMPIONS in 2025 Since 1998 PADRES with Former PADRES Manager 15 Bruce bochy.

[@reno-san87]

It's impolite not to share the drugs you're on 😂 big daddy Dodgers OWN THE PADRES AND THE WEST TIL THE DAY YOU DIE 😜🤣

[@larrybays458]

Arraez and Cease should be traded.

[@Barrett619]

SIGN BAUER. For fucks sake.

[@cozmo7175]

Bauer isn't a team first guy and also the chick who accused him was On the Pad squad and a former Padres pitcher told her to get the bag from him. Do you really think he should come to SD after all this? Not only no but, hell noo.

[@padreswrapupshow]

Lmao

[@PabloPerez-mx1cf]

Padres deben traer a teoscar Hernández aunque el quiere quedarse en dodgers, y como plan b a Santander aunque con Santander tengo mis dudas, pero es lo mejor en jardineros, dejar ir a hsk, retener si o si a tanner, darle un contrato a snell o burnes, aunque burnes lo veo inalcanzable, o porque no traer a bregman para 1b o dh.

[@CesarMartinez-nr4xo]

No hay dinero Para todo eso.

[@FatSal619]

Dont want any former dodgers on this team ☝🏽

[@1985JustinC]

Manny, Peralta, and Darvish have entered the chat

[@JoeM-z9q]

Just give the team up already. San Diego is not a sports town.

[@chancebowman3405]

Yes look how that has turned out. We HAVE NOT EVEN GOT 1 FULL 162 game season from Tatis yet. Let’s hope for 2025 we can get a full season from him with NO MAJOR INJURIES THAT KEEPS HIM IUT FOR A FEW MONTHS. Come on guys can’t you all come up with something different. Merrill is worth WAAAAAAYYYY more then 120 million right now

[@JB_2741]

Very tough to have a player go 162 each and every season regardless of salary.

[@chancebowman3405]

Are you guys dumb? You don’t give a someone who is on a rookie contract an extension. Especially when they CAN and WILL do it next year. You never know Jackson Merrill’s could have just had that rookie luck so let’s wait

[@padreswrapupshow]

lol I remember my first time watching baseball.

[@JB_2741]

That’s a little ridiculous. This is an undisputed rookie of the year. Not saying he’s the best player in the league but it’s wise to give an extension. It’s not wise to sign Xander Bogaerts to an 11 year , quarter of a billion dollar contract with a no trade clause. For this organization to move forward, they will have to restructure that contract or trade Xander to a team on his list of trade-able destinations .