Padres President of Baseball Operations A.J. Preller and his staff are here to find out what is possible.
As always, the answer is that viability knows no bounds with Preller. But this offseason does present a somewhat different experiment.
In the unique and unfamiliar spot of having already taken their payroll to a relatively staggering height and having achieved a level of success by making it to and advancing in the postseason, the Padres now must figure out a way to maintain and improve at both levels.