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Padres Notes: Major Roster Decisions Revealed, One Bench Spot Left, More

Gabe Smallson

Dec 9, 2024; Dallas, TX, USA; San Diego Padres managers Mike Shildt speaks with the media at the Hilton Anatole during the 2024 MLB Winter Meetings. Mandatory Credit: Jerome Miron-Imagn Images
Dec 9, 2024; Dallas, TX, USA; San Diego Padres managers Mike Shildt speaks with the media at the Hilton Anatole during the 2024 MLB Winter Meetings. Mandatory Credit: Jerome Miron-Imagn Images / Jerome Miron-Imagn Images
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The San Diego Padres have been tinkering with their ball club all spring long after an offseason that saw a handful of exciting moves to retool the roster. As they continue to trim and get to the MLB-mandated 26-man squad by Opening Day, the team revealed a giant roster slashing leaving them with less depth at a key position and baseball insiders theorize what's next.

What's next, however, is the harsh reality of running a MLB organization: there's only one spot left on the bench.

Manager Mike Shildt doesn't seem close to picking the coveted final spot, but a redeeming quality from this is that so many players have over performed this spring making the decision difficult. The skipper has a mix of demonstrated veterans and up-and-coming ball players hungry to get to the roster as the remaining options ahead of Opening Day.

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Gabe Smallson
GABE SMALLSON

Gabe Smallson is a sportswriter based in Los Angeles. His focus is sports and entertainment content. Gabe has previously worked at DodgersNation and Newsweek. He graduated from San Francisco State University in 2020 and is a Masters Candidate at the University of Southern California. You can get in touch with Gabe by emailing gabe.smallson@lasportsreport.com. You can find him on X @gabesmallson

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