It took 113 days of free agency to play out, but Manny Machado is headed to San Diego on the largest deal ever handed out to a free agent. What does the deal mean for baseball's new $300 million man, the team that signed him and other interested parties (hint: Harper, Bryce)? We asked ESPN baseball writers Eddie Matz, David Schoenfield and Sam Miller to break it all down.
Gut reaction: Do you like this deal for the Padres?
Miller: Gut reaction, yes. The Padres probably won't be very good this year, but (with the best current farm system in baseball) they probably will be quite good in many of the next half-dozen years, and players like Manny Machado aren't just freely available to pick up when a team decides to flip the switch and compete.