Overview
- USA Today's Bob Nightengale reports the Padres could explore dealing Tatis to ease costly, back‑loaded commitments.
- Fernando Tatis Jr. is signed to a 14‑year, $340 million deal considered more tradable than contracts for Manny Machado and Xander Bogaerts.
- Tatis just won the 2025 NL Platinum Glove and logged an .814 OPS with 25 home runs, boosting both his on‑field importance and market value.
- Analysis stresses no move appears imminent, pointing to A.J. Preller’s deadline trade of Leo De Vries for Mason Miller as a sign the club is not selling.
- The discussion comes as Craig Stammen takes over as manager and decisions loom on free agents Dylan Cease, Michael King, and Robert Suarez.