![Padres upcoming free agents before 2023 season](https://s.yimg.com/ny/api/res/1.2/hZSny6z3Z4shnSDSkcG9.A--/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTY0MDtoPTQyNw--/https://s.yimg.com/os/creatr-uploaded-images/2023-02/fafcabf0-aeff-11ed-bfef-b91e90da8307)
Manny Machado plans to opt out of Padres contract after 2023 season: 'Markets change
![Padres upcoming free agents before 2023 season](https://a57.foxsports.com/statics.foxsports.com/www.foxsports.com/content/uploads/2023/02/1280/1280/02.23.23_PadresWS_Horizontal.jpg?ve=1&tl=1)
Padres all-in on World Series for 2023. Will they bust if they fall short?
![Padres upcoming free agents before 2023 season](https://i.abcnewsfe.com/a/64f56afe-026b-4868-8acf-02618484b361/wirestory_27a199cca2ec954b053fc7481e969015_12x5.jpg?w=992)
Shohei Ohtani headlines majors' soon-to-be free agents, and there's a sizable gap to the next name - ABC News
![Padres upcoming free agents before 2023 season](https://thecoastnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/web-vDg-tXjT.jpg?ezimgfmt=rs:392x268/rscb4/ngcb4/notWebP)
Padres not getting bang for owner's bucks so far
![Padres upcoming free agents before 2023 season](https://img.mlbstatic.com/mlb-images/image/upload/t_16x9/t_w1024/mlb/wqbgjafytmwyxvy5yapx)
Free agents Padres could re-sign for 2023
![Padres upcoming free agents before 2023 season](https://library.sportingnews.com/styles/crop_style_16_9_desktop/s3/2022-10/_Juan%20Soto102022.jpg?itok=a6jmSOjM)
Padres should trade Juan Soto, with Phillies and Rays among potential fits
![Padres upcoming free agents before 2023 season](https://www.sportsnet.ca/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/padres-2-1040x572.jpg)
Padres reach one-year deals with Soto, Hader
![Padres upcoming free agents before 2023 season](https://a.espncdn.com/photo/2022/0804/r1044246_1296x729_16-9.jpg)
Sources - Padres, Juan Soto reach $23M deal, avoid arbitration - ESPN
![Padres upcoming free agents before 2023 season](https://imageio.forbes.com/specials-images/imageserve/646926f769c2f24e16355c45/Cincinnati-Reds-v-San-Diego-Padres/960x0.jpg?format=jpg&width=960)
Left-hander Blake Snell's contract with the San Diego Padres expires after the season. If the Padres don't extend him, he would make an excellent trade target.