For much of the offseason, as the Padres' payroll teetered around the collective bargaining tax, external speculation centered around which players they might trade in order to stay below that number.

I think we have a team, like you saw last year, that’s capable of going down and accomplishing our goal,” Greupner said.

Nevertheless, having lost All-Star OF Jurickson Profar and former Gold Glove Award winner Ha-Seong Kim, the Padres still have ground to make up if they want to compete with the mu