All-Star third baseman Manny Machado is arguably the best available free agent this offseason, and it looks like he just might get the kind of money that proves this.
According to ESPN‘s Buster Olney, the latest big-time offer for Machado came from the Chicago White Sox, who reportedly offered the 26-year-old a seven-year deal, worth around $175 million. This news comes just three days after it was reported that White Sox gave him an eight-year offer.
Despite his talent, there are not many teams that are willing to give Manny Machado the contract he is looking for. Only other MLB team that is seriously engaged in talks with him are Philadelphia Phillies, who still didn’t make a definitive offer according to the sources.
Phillies are also negotiating with an All-Star right fielder Bryce Harper, who won the NL MVP award in 2015 and will sign just one of the two superstars.
In case that Machado’s talks with Philadelphia don’t pan out, Chicago will emerge as a front-favorite for his signature. At the beginning of the free agency, New York Yankees were also interested in his services but decided to back down after realizing they are too far behind with the number they were willing to offer.
Manny Machado spent the second part of 2018 MLB season with the Los Angeles Dodgers, helping the team to reach the World Series, where they lost to Boston Red Sox. He had a batting average of .273, alongside 13 home runs and 42 RBI during that period.
