The San Diego Padres will be on the hunt for a left fielder in the trade market after officially releasing Jason Heyward. After losing 2024 NL All-Star and Silver Slugger Jurickson Profar to free agency over the offseason, the Padres signed Heyward to a one-year deal in February. The Padres were hoping for improvement after his rehab assignment in mid-June but ultimately elected to move on from him instead.