Shocking! Did you give up the season? Bogaerts Cronenworth is also sold, SD seeks to trade leading players one after another
Feb 10, 2025
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San Diego's largest media outlet 'San Diego Union-Tribune' reported on the 9th (Korea time) that Xander Bogaerts and Jake Cronenworth were put on the trade market in an article titled, "Whether it got better or worse, spring training for the Padres will begin soon."
Bogaerts signed an 11-year, $280 million FA contract in December 2022, and Cronenworth signed an extension for 7-year, $80 million in April 2023. Bogartz has nine years and $225 million, while Cronenworth has six years and $71 million.
The reason why San Diego puts its flagship players on the trade market one after another is that it desperately needs to reduce payrolls. San Diego's family has been at odds over the club's management rights since owner Peter Seidler died in November 2023. If management instability continues, the size of spending will be reduced due to fears of a financial crisis.
Journalist Kevin Acy, who wrote the article, said, `San Diego will have to play this season in legal cases filed by Syl Seidler against Matt Seidler and Robert Seidler if the current management battle is not resolved, and it will operate under the supervision of John Seidler, who was approved as a new manager at last week's Major League Baseball owners' meeting. A new chairman could be elected in the middle of next month.' In fact, the late Peter's widow, Matt, Robert, and John are all Peter's brothers.
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Reporter AC said, `San Diego's payroll this year is estimated to be around $200 million, and if important players go out, it will be reduced to $170 million.' The good news is that some of the team's top players will stay, and the burdensome news is that some of them will be very expensive this year. The Padres continue to put high-salary players on the market, he said.
The reporter then said, `They have not yet specified trade negotiations over Luis Arraez, Dylan Shees, Michael King and Robert Suarez. The trade talks are under way amid various interests for the purpose of making it happen, but explained that it is difficult to gauge the intention and truthfulness of AJ Preller when he talks about everything and players.
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The trade talks regarding Cronenworth have already begun. 'The Padres want to get the right price, so the trade for Cronenworth, which they cherish, seems unlikely'
As of this day, San Diego's Payroll is ranked ninth overall with about $204 million, according to FanGraphs.
There are only three FA signed by San Diego this offseason: catcher Elias Diaz, left fielder Jason Heyward and Connor Joe. All signed one-year contracts, and the exact salary was not revealed, but it is known to be below $5 million.
On the other hand, the FA players include Kim Ha-sung, Tanner Scott, Jurickson Profar, Kyle Higashioka, Donovan Solano and Martin Perez. San Diego participated in the scramble for Japanese pitcher Roki Sasaki and made it to the final list, but was not selected. Some analysts said Sasaki chose the Dodgers because of San Diego's management battle,
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
