The San Diego Padres have made bold moves to bring in star players in recent years, but eventually they will have to find a way to keep them all. That may be an unrealistic proposition.

In a new Padres mailbag article, Dennis Lin of The Athletic revealed that team officials have privately expressed skepticism about keeping outfielder Juan Soto beyond 2024. Soto’s likely hefty demands, as well as agent Scott Boras’ history of taking players to free agency, reinforce that belief.