With a rather non-existent outfield for the San Diego Padres and Spring Training being just around the corner, the search to fill out the outfield has ramped up. Last season, San Diego's outfield consisted of Juan Soto, Trent Grisham, and Fernando Tatis Jr, one of the best young outfields in baseball. 

Soto, a 4x Silver Slugger, as well as Grisham, a 2x Gold Glove winner, both departed California to head to the Bronx after a blockbuster trade with the New York Yankees in December. With two key pieces of the Padres outfield departing, they were in desperate need of outfielders. Before signing Profar, the Padres only had two listed outfielders on their 40-man roster: Fernando Tatis Jr. and José Azocar. Profar, 30, spent the majority of his season in Colorado last year, before being picked back up by San Diego for the remaining 14 games of the season. In his 111 games started with Colorado, Profar slashed .236/.316/.364.

Even with the signing of Profar, it is likely that the Padres will acquire one or two more outfielders for overall depth. While that is the goal, it's not going to come easy as the options are getting thinner by the day. Just a couple of hours ago, division rival San Francisco Giants acquired power hitting right fielder Jorge Soler. The right-hander made his first all-star game last year after slashing .250/.341/.512 in 137 games played.

With the Padres payroll starting to free up, it remains a question how they will spend their money, or if they will spend anything at all. The departure of Soto and Grishman saves the Padres a total of roughly 36-million-dollars in 2024. On top of the 36-million-dollars, the Padres are yet to re-sign reigning Cy Young winner Blake Snell. The left-hand starter recorded a 2.25 ERA with 234 strikeouts in 180 innings pitched last season.

Many believe that Snell will not be returning to San Diego. If those rumors stay true, it creates even more possible spending money for the Padres.