New San Diego Padres manager Mike Shildt plans to visit with Juan Soto later this month.

Shildt has been texting with Soto, who the Padres acquired from the Washington Nationals via trade in August 2022.

"I'm going to see Juan in Miami," Shildt said. "On the 17th is what we have scheduled. I assume this is public information. Then I'm going to go see Tati (Fernando Tatis Jr.) on the 18th and 19th and bounce over to Aruba and see Bogey (Xander Bogaerts) after that."

Soto is eligible for arbitration again this winter. He earned $23 million last season and is projected to make about $33 million next year before becoming a free agent after the 2024 World Series.

Soto has been mentioned in trade rumors all offseason as the Padres also look to trim some payroll.