This Padres roster could have a new look in 2025.

The San Diego Padres took a 2

-1 series lead in the NLDS over the Los Angeles Dodgers, needing just one more win to knock out their bitter rivals. Unfortunately, not only did the Padres fail to record that final win, they failed to score a single run after their Game 3 win. In other words, they choked.

The Dodgers deserve immense credit for how they pitched, obviously, but there’s no excuse for getting shut out in two consecutive games with their season on the line.

1. The Padres have a great foundation and will almost certainly be back in the mix next season, but the roster won’t look exactly the same. A.J. Preller will have to let some players go. Christopher Kline of FanSided named three free agents who won’t be back, and that’s just the start. These three players also won’t be back in 2025.

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3) The Padres should take what they got from David Peralta and let him go

The David Peralta experiment could not have gone much better for the Padres. The team signed him to a minor league deal in mid-May and brought him up to the majors days later. He never went back down, and was a fixture in their lineup against right-handed pitching.

Peralta had a much better year than anyone could’ve expected, slashing .267/.335/.414 with eight home runs and 28 RBI in 91 games. He had a 109 OPS+ – his best mark since the 2018 campaign. While that’s encouraging, there’s one main thing to keep in mind.

Peralta turned 37 years old in August. It wouldn’t be crazy to predict that he’d have another good year in 2025, especially if he DH’d against right-handed pitching, but this is the same player that the Padres were able to sign to a minor league deal earlier this season. Letting him go after a solid stint in San Diego and pursuing a younger option with more upside makes a lot of sense.