Shocking! Did you give up the season? "Bogatsu-Cronenworth is also sold" SD seeks to trade one after another
Shocking! Did you give up the season? "Bogatsu-Cronenworth is also sold" SD seeks to trade one after another
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The San Diego Padres, which are considered the strongest team in the NL West, are expected to significantly reduce management this season, and two fielders representing the team have been put on the trade market, according to reports.
San Diego Union-Tribune, San Diego's largest media outlet, said on the 9th (Korea time) that Xander Bogaerts and Jake Cronenworth were put on the trade market in an article titled "The Padres' spring training will begin soon, whether it is better or worse."
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. Bogaerts has nine years, $225 million, and Cronenworth has six years, $71 million left.
The reason why San Diego is putting its flagship players on the trade market one after another is that it desperately needs to reduce payrolls. The family of San Diego has been in conflict over the management rights of the club since the death of owner Peter Seidler in November 2023. If the management instability continues, it will inevitably reduce its spending due to the fear of a financial crisis.
Reporter Kevin Acy, who wrote the article, said, "San Diego will have to play this season in a legal case filed by Syl Seidler against Matt Seidler and Robert Seidler if the current management battle is not resolved, and it will be operated under the management of John Seidler, who was approved as a new manager at last week's Major League Baseball owner's meeting," adding, "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.
San Diego will call up the fielders on the 13th and the 18th in Peoria, Arizona.
"This year's payroll in San Diego is estimated to be around $200 million, but if important players play, it will be reduced to $170 million," reporter AC said. "The good news is that some of the team's top players will stay, and the burdensome news is that some of them will have very expensive salaries this year. It can be seen that the Padres continue to put high-salary players on the market."
The reporter then said, "They have not yet specified trade negotiations over Luis Arraez, Dylan Shees, Michael King and Robert Suarez. These trade talks are under way with various interests for the purpose of making it happen," but explained, "It is difficult to gauge the intention and integrity of AJ Preller when he talks about everything and players."
"The Padres are said to trade Xander Bogaerts, and it is to save a large portion of the money he will receive over the next few years," he said. "If it is a practical obstacle, it will be to find a team to be traded. We need to give up a considerable amount of big league resources and prospects to attract the Padres while paying Bogaerts' high annual salary." 온라인바카라
"Trade talks regarding Cronenworth have already begun. Because the Padres want to get the right price, it seems unlikely that Cronenworth will trade," he added.
As of this day, San Diego's Payroll is ranked ninth overall with about $204 million, according to FanGraphs.
San Diego has signed only three free agents this offseason: catcher Elias Diaz, left fielder Jason Heyward and Connor Joe. They all signed one-year contracts, and the exact salary is unknown, but they are known to be as low as $5 million or less.
On the other hand, the FA players include Kim Ha-sung, Tanner Scott, Jurickson Profar, Kyle Higashioka, Donovan Solano, and Martin Perez. San Diego made it to the final list by participating in the scramble for Japanese pitcher Roki Sasaki, but was not chosen. Some analysts say that Sasaki chose the Dodgers due to San Diego's managerial dispute,