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Position Players

POS	Starter	Second	Third+
Catcher	L. Campusano Padres' Luis Campusano: Placed on IL Luis Campusano Padres' Luis Campusano: Placed on IL	B. SullivanBrett Sullivan	—
First Base	J. Cronenworth Wrist: Probable for start of season Jake Cronenworth Wrist: Probable for start of season	M. Carpenter Padres' Matt Carpenter: Exercises player option Matt Carpenter Padres' Matt Carpenter: Exercises player option	M. Batten Padres' Matthew Batten: Out of Sunday's lineup Matthew Batten Padres' Matthew Batten: Out of Sunday's lineup
Second Base	—	H. Kim Padres' Ha-Seong Kim: Goes 4-for-5 with two thefts Ha-seong Kim Padres' Ha-Seong Kim: Goes 4-for-5 with two thefts	M. Batten Padres' Matthew Batten: Out of Sunday's lineup Matthew Batten Padres' Matthew Batten: Out of Sunday's lineup E. RosarioEguy Rosario
Shortstop	X. BogaertsXander Bogaerts	—	M. Batten Padres' Matthew Batten: Out of Sunday's lineup Matthew Batten Padres' Matthew Batten: Out of Sunday's lineup
Third Base	H. Kim Padres' Ha-Seong Kim: Goes 4-for-5 with two thefts Ha-seong Kim Padres' Ha-Seong Kim: Goes 4-for-5 with two thefts	M. Machado Padres' Manny Machado: Undergoes elbow surgery Elbow: Expected to be out until at least Apr 1, 2024 Manny Machado Padres' Manny Machado: Undergoes elbow surgery Elbow: Expected to be out until at least Apr 1, 2024	E. RosarioEguy Rosario M. Batten Padres' Matthew Batten: Out of Sunday's lineup Matthew Batten Padres' Matthew Batten: Out of Sunday's lineup
Left Field	J. SotoJuan Soto	J. AzocarJose Azocar	—
Center Field	T. GrishamTrent Grisham	F. TatisFernando Tatis	J. AzocarJose Azocar
Right Field	F. TatisFernando Tatis	J. AzocarJose Azocar	—
Designated Hitter	M. Machado Padres' Manny Machado: Undergoes elbow surgery Elbow: Expected to be out until at least Apr 1, 2024 Manny Machado Padres' Manny Machado: Undergoes elbow surgery Elbow: Expected to be out until at least Apr 1, 2024	M. Carpenter Padres' Matt Carpenter: Exercises player option Matt Carpenter Padres' Matt Carpenter: Exercises player option	L. Campusano Padres' Luis Campusano: Placed on IL Luis Campusano Padres' Luis Campusano: Placed on IL F. TatisFernando Tatis X. BogaertsXander Bogaerts J. SotoJuan Soto J. AzocarJose Azocar M. Batten Padres' Matthew Batten: Out of Sunday's lineup Matthew Batten Padres' Matthew Batten: Out of Sunday's lineup J. Cronenworth Wrist: Probable for start of season Jake Cronenworth Wrist: Probable for start of season

Starters

No. 1	No. 2	No. 3	No. 4	No. 5
J. Musgrove Padres' Joe Musgrove: Moved to 60-day IL Shoulder: Probable for start of season Joe Musgrove Padres' Joe Musgrove: Moved to 60-day IL Shoulder: Probable for start of season	Y. Darvish Elbow: Probable for start of season Yu Darvish Elbow: Probable for start of season	M. WaldronMatt Waldron	P. Avila Padres' Pedro Avila: Strikes out seven in season finale Pedro Avila Padres' Pedro Avila: Strikes out seven in season finale	J. GroomeJay Groome

Relief Pitchers

Closer	Setup	Bullpen
R. SuarezRobert Suarez	S. WilsonSteven Wilson	T. CosgroveTom Cosgrove R. KerrRaymond Kerr A. Jacob Elbow: Probable for start of season Alek Jacob Elbow: Probable for start of season A. MorejonAdrian Morejon G. OttoGlenn Otto