The San Diego Padres split their first two games of the season last week in the Seoul Series with a roster that was built to win those two games. Dylan Cease, for example, wasn’t needed so he was on the taxi squad for those games but will make this next roster.
The team has had time off and is going to be getting into the daily grind of a big league season, which calls for a different makeup of their 26-man squad. So, who will be having some tough conversations with management and who will be getting to let out a big exhale by Thursday morning?