Manny Machado reportedly agrees to 10-year, $300M deal with Padres
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The Padres have agreed to terms on a free agent contract with star infielder Manny Machado, according to ESPN.com’s Jeff Passan (via Twitter). MLB.com’s Mark Feinsand and Tim Brown of Yahoo Sports provide the details: Nothing is formally concluded here, iManny Machado reportedly agrees to 10-year, $300M deal with Padres
The Padres have agreed to terms on a free agent contract with star infielder Manny Machado, according to ESPN.com’s Jeff Passan (via Twitter). MLB.com’s Mark Feinsand and Tim Brown of Yahoo Sports provide the details: Nothing is formally concluded here, it bears noting. If nothing else, it seems a physical will still need to be completed. Padres chairman Ron Fowler says a deal is not complete, per Dennis Lin of The Athletic (via Twitter), saying the sides are “continuing discussions.” Of course, that hardly means there isn’t an agreement in principal on the key terms. It’s a stunning result for the 26-year-old Machado, whose long-running open-market saga has coincided with that of fellow star Bryce Harper. It took some time, but Machado will still spend the bulk of spring training with his new teammates. Last year, the Friars shocked the baseball world by outbidding the market for first baseman Eric Hosmer. Now, they’ve followed up that move with a much bigger commitment to an even better and younger player. Read more