
The New York Post's Jon Heyman reports Gurriel will make $1.25 million if he's in the majors. The 40-year-old veteran first baseman got into 18 contests last year for Kansas City and figures to have a decent shot at making San Diego's season-opening lineup in a backup role behind Luis Arraez and Jake Cronenworth. He'll compete in spring training with some combination of Jason Heyward, Connor Joe, Tirso Ornelas and Eguy Rosario for regular DH at-bats. There's very little fantasy impact here, but his presence gives the Padres some insurance in case Ornelas isn't ready for the big-league spotlight.
It doesn't seem like the Padres made much of an attempt to keep free agent Ha-Seong Kim, who started out playing shortstop for the club last year. Bogaerts will definitely be happy to be back at his natural spot. The Padres are also slated to use Luis Arraez at first and Jake Cronenworth at second, assuming that neither is traded.