The San Diego Padres' budget constraints have led to Dylan Cease and Michael King walking out the door, and with the Seidler family reportedly interested in a sale, those money problems may loom over everything A.J. Preller does this offseason.
That being said, this is still the Preller-era Padres we're talking about. They'll find some way to aggressively hunt star talent, be it via free agency or the trade market.
With obvious needs everywhere on the roster besides the bullpen, most players shouldn't be off limits for San Diego over the winter. That might not necessarily mean an ability to reel in Kyle Tucker or Freddy Peralta, but the Friars aren't going to replace Cease, King, Luis Arraez, Ryan O'Hearn, and others with scrapheap pickups.