Here are all of the Padres players entering free agency after the 2024 season

The San Diego Padres' 2024 season didn't end the way that they had hoped after catching fire for the final 62 games of the year. Though they weren't favored to beat the division-rival Los Angeles Dodgers in the NLDS, it sure felt like they had the momentum advantage, and blowing that 2-1 looks worse by the day.

Unfortunately, for as successful as the Padres' season was, there's little time to reflect on that. And the early exit won't have many singing their praises. The official start of the offseason is just weeks away and AJ Preller has a lot on his plate when free agency arrives.

Exactly five days after the conclusion of the World Series players will be able to sign with teams and trades will be permitted again. Fans know the Padres will be active, but they have to take care of some in-house business before the wheeling and dealing begins.

San Diego has a number of valued members of the 2024 roster hitting free agency and their returns/departures will impact the rest of the team's decision making before the start of 2025.

Here are all of the Padres players entering free agency after the 2024 season

• P CJ Edwards
• INF Donovan Solano
• C Elias Diaz
• OF Jurickson Profar
• C Kyle Higashioka
• P Martin Perez
• P Tanner Scott

Padres players with contract options heading into 2024 offseason

• INF Ha-Seong Kim ($7 million mutual option)
• P Wandy Peralta ($4.3 million player option)

All of Solano, Diaz, Profar, Higgy, Perez, Scott and Kim will be viewed as notable losses should they depart. Kim, by the way, is more than likely to decline his side of the mutual option (and sign with a new team) after hiring Scott Boras as his agent just weeks ago. Though the Padres got by without him down the stretch, it still hurts to lose a versatile defender at that price point.

As for Peralta, he's expected to exercise his player option after pitching to a 3.99 ERA, 5.46 FIP and 1.20 WHIP across just 46 games.

On the surface, it appears as if everyone except Scott and Kim will be realistic options to retain. Solano, Diaz, Higgy and Perez didn't exactly price themselves out of San Diego, while Profar has expressed a desire to stay (though he should be getting a considerable raise if he does).

A number of other players will be up for pay hikes via the arbitration system, so the Padres could also make roster decisions based on that (which is a conversation for another day). For now, however, these are the definites for the Pads to address within the month, and we can only hope they're doing their best to get ahead of it.