When electrician Tom Cudeyro stopped Manny Machado outside of Citizens Bank Park to take a selfie prior to Machado’s free-agent visit with the Philadelphia Phillies on Dec. 20, 2018, some had flashbacks to a prior free-agent visit. Fresh off of a 52-home run season with the Cleveland Indians, Jim Thome was lured to Philadelphia on a six-year/$85 million free-agent contract in December of 2002. Thome credited a group of local electricians for helping him feel at home during his free-agent visit, which helped in his decision to come back to Philadelphia. So it couldn’t hurt to go back the the same well that netted Philadelphia a future Hall of Famer, right?
Phillies may still be engaged, but Padres appear to be favorites for Manny Machado
