The Padres cast relievers Sean Reynolds and Omar Cruz into free agency ahead of Friday’s non-tender deadline and announced a one-year contract for 2026 for catcher Luis Campusano.
The moves leave the Padres with 34 players on their 40-man roster, as the team also tendered contracts to six arbitration-eligible players: right-handers Jason Adam and Mason Miller, left-handers Adrián Morejón and JP Sears, catcher Freddy Fermin and infielder/outfielder Gavin Sheets.
Arbitration figures will be exchanged in January; the Padres have not gone to trial with a player in the A.J. Preller era.
Terms were not immediately known for the 27-year-old Campusano, who will be out of options in 2026 after spending most of 2025 at Triple-A El Paso.
Campusano went 0-for-21 with six walks and 11 strikeouts over parts of 10 games in the majors, all as either a DH or a pinch-hitter. He was added to the postseason roster after Elias Díaz’s oblique injury, but he did not see any action.
Campusano hit .336/.441/.595 with 25 homers and 95 RBIs in 105 games with El Paso. He is currently 3-for-13 with a homer and two RBIs over three games so far with Licey in the Dominican winter league.
The right-handed Reynolds, 27, is also out of minor league options next year. He had a 5.33 ERA in 27 innings in the majors and had a 2.86 ERA in 28⅓ innings for El Paso.
The left-handed Cruz, 26, made his MLB debut in 2025, posting a 4.91 ERA over just 3⅔ innings. He spent most of the season with El Paso, posting a 4.75 ERA over 83⅓ innings.
Non-tendering both Reynolds and Cruz immediately made both free agents.