"The acquisition of left fielder Carlos Quentin on Saturday raised an interesting question regarding the Padres.

Quentin is eligible for free agency at the end of the 2012 season.

So, did the Padres acquire Quentin as a one-year rental, who could be traded as soon as the July 31 deadline?

Or, did they acquire the slugger with an idea of signing him to a long-term contract and head the franchise in a new direction?

"We don't have any commitments to 2013 and beyond," Padres General Manager Josh Byrnes said Sunday morning. "But we do have choices and decisions to make."