SAN DIEGO -- Six Padres are hitting the open market in free agency, which begins Monday at 9:01 p.m. PT.
And there's plenty of work to do in San Diego -- regardless of whether the Padres bring back a few of those players. The rotation is already thin -- and could be even thinner come Spring Training, depending on the statuses of three recovering hurlers.
Plus, there's the critical matter of infusing a young clubhouse with some form of veteran presence. By the time free agency kicks off, Brett Wallace will be the only Padre older than 30 on the roster.