GM: AJ Preller
2025: made playoffs · 90–72. Ranks are vs the 30 teams that season.
Each position lists its starter then backups by games (so platoons & bench show). Starters (mound) & bullpen (left, foul territory) are ranked by WAR; ★ marks the closer (most save chances). MLB Stats API.
| Player | Age | Service | G | fWAR | Salary $M | Surplus $M |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fernando Tatis Jr. | 26 | – | 155 | 6.1 | 20.7 | +3.5 |
| Manny Machado | 32 | FA-elig | 159 | 3.8 | 17.1 | -2.1 |
| Nick Pivetta | 32 | FA-elig | 31 | 3.7 | 2.5 | +12.2 |
| Dylan Cease | 29 | arb | 32 | 3.4 | 13.8 | -0.2 |
| Xander Bogaerts | 32 | FA-elig | 136 | 3.2 | 25.5 | -12.6 |
| Jackson Merrill | 22 | pre-arb | 115 | 3.0 | 0.8 | +11.2 |
| Jake Cronenworth | 31 | arb | 135 | 2.9 | 11.3 | +0.4 |
| Adrian Morejon | 26 | arb | 75 | 2.2 | 2.0 | +6.9 |
| Robert Suarez | 34 | arb | 70 | 1.9 | 13.0 | -5.4 |
| Gavin Sheets | 29 | arb | 145 | 1.3 | 1.6 | +3.8 |
| Jason Adam | 33 | arb | 65 | 1.2 | 4.8 | +0.2 |
| Mason Miller↔ OAK | 26 | pre-arb | 22 | 1.1 | 0.2 | +4.1 |
| Jeremiah Estrada | 26 | pre-arb | 77 | 1.0 | 0.8 | +3.4 |
| Luis Arraez | 28 | arb | 154 | 0.9 | 14.0 | -10.5 |
| Michael King | 30 | arb | 15 | 0.8 | 4.0 | -0.7 |
| Randy Vásquez | 26 | pre-arb | 28 | 0.8 | 0.7 | +2.5 |
| Stephen Kolek↔ KCR | 28 | – | 14 | 0.8 | 0.3 | +2.8 |
| Ramón Laureano↔ BAL | 30 | arb | 50 | 0.7 | 1.4 | +1.3 |
| Bryce Johnson | 29 | pre-arb | 55 | 0.7 | 0.4 | +2.2 |
| Ryan O'Hearn↔ BAL | 31 | FA-elig | 50 | 0.6 | 2.7 | -0.4 |
| Freddy Fermin↔ KCR | 30 | pre-arb | 42 | 0.6 | 0.2 | +2.0 |
| Wandy Peralta | 33 | FA-elig | 71 | 0.5 | 4.2 | -2.3 |
| Elias Díaz | 34 | – | 106 | 0.4 | 2.0 | -0.5 |
| Yu Darvish | 38 | FA-elig | 15 | 0.4 | 21.0 | -19.5 |
| Ryan Bergert↔ KCR | 25 | – | 11 | 0.3 | 0.1 | +1.2 |
| David Morgan | 25 | – | 41 | 0.3 | 0.6 | +0.6 |
| Ron Marinaccio | 29 | pre-arb | 7 | 0.2 | 0.3 | +0.5 |
| Brandon Lockridge↔ MIL | 28 | – | 47 | 0.1 | 0.3 | +0.2 |
| Bradgley Rodriguez | 21 | – | 7 | 0.1 | 0.1 | +0.3 |
| Bryan Hoeing | 28 | pre-arb | 7 | 0.1 | 0.6 | -0.2 |
| Omar Cruz | 26 | – | 2 | 0.0 | 0.2 | -0.0 |
| Mason McCoy | 30 | pre-arb | 18 | -0.0 | 0.4 | -0.5 |
| Eduarniel Núñez↔ OAK | 26 | – | 4 | -0.1 | 0.0 | -0.5 |
| Will Wagner↔ TOR | 26 | pre-arb | 15 | -0.1 | 0.1 | -0.5 |
| Matt Waldron | 28 | pre-arb | 1 | -0.1 | 0.4 | -1.0 |
| Connor Joe↔ CIN | 32 | – | 7 | -0.2 | 0.1 | -0.7 |
| Kyle Hart | 32 | pre-arb | 20 | -0.2 | 1.0 | -1.6 |
| Logan Gillaspie | 28 | pre-arb | 3 | -0.2 | 0.3 | -1.0 |
| Tirso Ornelas | 25 | – | 7 | -0.2 | 0.2 | -0.9 |
| Jose Iglesias | 35 | FA-elig | 112 | -0.2 | 3.0 | -3.9 |
| JP Sears↔ OAK | 29 | pre-arb | 5 | -0.2 | 0.1 | -1.0 |
| Sean Reynolds | 27 | pre-arb | 19 | -0.3 | 0.5 | -1.5 |
| Yuki Matsui | 29 | pre-arb | 61 | -0.3 | 5.5 | -6.8 |
| Tyler Wade | 30 | arb | 60 | -0.3 | 0.9 | -2.2 |
| Oscar Gonzalez | 27 | – | 21 | -0.3 | 0.1 | -1.5 |
| Luis Campusano | 26 | pre-arb | 10 | -0.4 | 1.0 | -2.4 |
| Yuli Gurriel | 41 | – | 16 | -0.4 | – | – |
| Alek Jacob | 27 | pre-arb | 29 | -0.4 | 0.4 | -2.1 |
| Nestor Cortes↔ MIL | 30 | arb | 6 | -0.5 | 4.0 | -6.0 |
| Jason Heyward | 35 | – | 34 | -0.5 | 1.0 | -3.1 |
| Trenton Brooks | 29 | pre-arb | 25 | -0.5 | 0.2 | -2.3 |
| Martín Maldonado | 38 | – | 64 | -0.8 | 1.0 | -4.1 |
| Player | fWAR |
|---|---|
| Nick Pivetta | 3.7 |
| Gavin Sheets | 1.3 |
| Mason Miller | 1.1 |
| Ramón Laureano | 0.7 |
| Ryan O'Hearn | 0.6 |
| Freddy Fermin | 0.6 |
| Player | 2024 fWAR |
|---|---|
| Jurickson Profar | 4.3 |
| Ha-Seong Kim | 2.6 |
| Kyle Higashioka | 1.6 |
| Donovan Solano | 0.8 |
| Tanner Scott | 0.7 |
| David Peralta | 0.5 |
What the front office was committed to as of 2025, 2025–2031. Guaranteed $ are contract commitments signed by 2025; arbitration & free-agent years are projected from service time. Hover a figure for its luxury-tax (CBT) & actual-cash values.
| Player | Age | Svc | 2025 | 2026 | 2027 | 2028 | 2029 | 2030 | 2031 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Xander Bogaerts | 32 | 11.042 | $25.5M | $25.5M | $25.5M | $25.5M | $25.5M | $25.5M | $25.5M |
| Yu Darvish | 38 | 12.146 | $21.0M | $16.0M | $15.0M | $15.0M | FREE AGENT | ||
| Fernando Tatis Jr. | 26 | 6.000 | $20.7M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Manny Machado | 32 | 12.056 | $17.1M | $25.1M | $39.1M | $39.1M | $39.1M | $39.1M | $39.1M |
| Jake Cronenworth | 31 | 5.000 | $11.3M | $12.3M | $12.3M | $12.3M | $12.3M | $12.3M | FREE AGENT |
| Yuki Matsui | 29 | 1.000 | $5.5M | $5.8M | $6.5MOPT-OUT | $7.0MPLAYER | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| Wandy Peralta | 33 | 7.168 | $4.2MOPT-OUT | $4.5MOPT-OUT | $4.5MPLAYER | FREE AGENT | |||
| Jose Iglesias | 35 | 10.158 | $3.0M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Ryan O'Hearn | 31 | 6.002 | $2.7MCLUB | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Nick Pivetta | 32 | 6.166 | $2.5M | $20.5M | $14.0MOPT-OUT | $18.0MPLAYER | FREE AGENT | ||
| Elias Díaz | 34 | 8.088 | $2.0M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Ramón Laureano | 30 | 5.159 | $1.4M | $6.5MCLUB | FREE AGENT | ||||
| Martín Maldonado | 38 | 14.000 | $1.0M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Jason Heyward | 35 | 15.000 | $1.0M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Yuli Gurriel | 41 | 9.000 | — | FREE AGENT |
| Player | Age | Svc | 2025 | 2026 | 2027 | 2028 | 2029 | 2030 | 2031 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luis Arraez | 28 | 5.121 | $14.0M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Dylan Cease | 29 | 5.089 | $13.8M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Robert Suarez | 34 | 3.000 | $13.0M | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |||
| Jason Adam | 33 | 4.132 | $4.8M | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||||
| Nestor Cortes | 30 | 5.094 | $4.0M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Michael King | 30 | 5.004 | $4.0M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Adrian Morejon | 26 | 4.140 | $2.0M | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||||
| Gavin Sheets | 29 | 3.076 | $1.6M | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |||
| Tyler Wade | 30 | 5.058 | $925k | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Connor Joe | 32 | 3.136 | $84k | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Player | Age | Svc | 2025 | 2026 | 2027 | 2028 | 2029 | 2030 | 2031 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kyle Hart | 32 | 0.128 | $1.0M | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Luis Campusano | 26 | 2.144 | $1.0M | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||
| Jackson Merrill | 22 | 1.000 | $810k | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| Jeremiah Estrada | 26 | 1.069 | $776k | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| Randy Vásquez | 26 | 0.147 | $673k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Bryan Hoeing | 28 | 2.015 | $585k | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||
| David Morgan | 25 | 0.000 | $566k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Sean Reynolds | 27 | 0.039 | $468k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Bryce Johnson | 29 | 0.164 | $435k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Matt Waldron | 28 | 1.039 | $402k | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| Mason McCoy | 30 | 0.065 | $393k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Alek Jacob | 27 | 0.130 | $381k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Logan Gillaspie | 28 | 0.110 | $340k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Ron Marinaccio | 29 | 2.027 | $337k | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||
| Stephen Kolek | 28 | 1.000 | $299k | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| Brandon Lockridge | 28 | 0.019 | $268k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Trenton Brooks | 29 | 0.035 | $208k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Freddy Fermin | 30 | 1.165 | $206k | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| Mason Miller | 26 | 1.166 | $192k | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| Omar Cruz | 26 | – | $168k | ||||||
| Tirso Ornelas | 25 | – | $168k | ||||||
| Bradgley Rodriguez | 21 | 0.000 | $150k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Ryan Bergert | 25 | – | $145k | ||||||
| Oscar Gonzalez | 27 | 2.133 | $140k | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||
| JP Sears | 29 | 2.081 | $97k | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||
| Will Wagner | 26 | 0.049 | $86k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Eduarniel Núñez | 26 | 0.000 | $25k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
Every roster slot ranked best→worst by WAR. Bars = Padres 2025; the black line = the league-average player at each slot that season. Staying above the line deep into the roster is the depth edge; dropping below it = holes & dead weight.
| Regime | Seasons | Win % | Playoff % | Pennant % | WS % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WINDOW | 289 | 52.2 | 30.1 | 4.8 | 1.0 |
| CONTEND | 311 | 56.8 | 63.0 | 19.3 | 10.3 |
| FORCED-SPEND | 260 | 47.9 | 8.8 | 1.2 | 1.2 |
| REBUILD | 328 | 43.3 | 1.2 | 0.3 | 0.3 |
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