| Free Agents | ||||||||
| PLAYER | POS | AGE | STATUS | 2016 TEAM | NEW TEAM | YRS | RK | DOLLARS |
| Erick Aybar | SS | 42 | Signed | Tigers | Padres | NR | Minor Lg | |
| Trevor Cahill | SP | 38 | Signed | Cubs | Padres | 1 | NR | $1,750,000 |
| Jhoulys Chacin | RP | 38 | Signed | Angels | Padres | 1 | 29 | $1,750,000 |
| Jon Edwards | RP | 38 | Signed | Padres | Padres | NR | Minor Lg | |
| Erik Johnson | SP | 36 | Signed | Padres | Padres | NR | Minor Lg | |
| Jose Pirela | LF | 36 | Signed | Padres | Padres | NR | Minor Lg | |
| Clayton Richard | SP | 42 | Signed | Padres | Padres | 1 | NR | $1,750,000 |
| Hector Sanchez | C | 36 | Signed | Padres | Padres | NR | Minor Lg | |
| Christian Villanueva | 3B | 35 | Signed | Cubs | Padres | NR | Minor Lg | |
| Jered Weaver | SP | 43 | Signed | Angels | Padres | 1 | NR | $3,000,000 |
| Total: | $8,250,000 | |||||||