Manny Machado is staying in the NL West. ESPN’s Jeff Passan reported on Tuesday that the free agent infielder reached an agreement with the San Deigo Padres, while MLB.com’s Mark Feinsand added that the contract is a 10-year, $300 million deal. The massive contract is the talk of the baseball world and that conversation hasn’t been lost on Boston Red Sox star Mookie Betts, whose own free agency is looming in 2021.
Much has been made about the slow free agent market this winter. Machado and fellow free agent Bryce Harper are two of the game’s brightest young stars yet were still looking for a new home with spring training already underway.