The Phillies and White Sox have been thought of as the only two teams aggressively pushing to sign Manny Machado, with the Yankees sitting on the sideline waiting just in case.
Now the Phillies have a new competitor in the Machado sweepstakes who could throw a wrench into their offseason plans: the Padres.
Dennis Lin, who covers the Padres for The Athletic, reported Saturday afternoon that the Padres have expressed interest in meeting Machado in his hometown of Miami.
San Diego is an interesting player this offseason when it comes to Matt Klentak’s plans.