Expected 11-year, $350 million investment helps Padres in 2023, '24 and beyond as ownership spending continues
Remember that Manny Machado opt-out clause, the fly in the Padres’ ointment — pterodactyl-sized to many — that threatened to loom over the clubhouse and season like a dark, angry wall cloud?
You wanted Machado, right? Now you’ve got him. Did you want him into his 40s? Do you want him eating up that much payroll late into his career, asattempt to balance win-now spending with financial juggling that keeps the window to contend open longer? First of all, it keeps one of the best players in baseball from hunting a real-estate agent. He finished No. 2 in NL MVP voting last season. He’s an annual Gold Glove contender. You can ink him into the lineup for 150-plus-games, most seasons. The combination of offensive production, elite defense and actions-speak-louder leadership is difficult to match.
“That’s what they want, man,” shortstop Xander Bogaerts said of ownership, which committed to him for 11 seasons as well. “They’re driven by that. They have the hunger, desire to win. To come in here and be a part of something that could be special, a city that has never won yet.Manny Machado greets Jake Cronenworth and Xander Bogaerts before Sunday’s spring training game.“Wow,” he said. “Those are the best of the best in the game. Really good for him and much deserved.
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