The big news Tuesday in baseball was taking place about 10 miles to the east of the Surprise Recreation Campus, in Peoria, where the San Diego Padres make their spring home.
According to reports, that’s where mega free agent Manny Machado will be making his spring home for the next five to 10 years.
The prospect-rich Padres and Machado have agreed to a 10-year contract worth $300 million, though Machado can opt out after five years. The shortstop still must pass a physical, but that seems to be a formality.
It appears that if Padres general manager A.