Padres’ Offer to Manny Machado Worth Up to $280 Million

Manny Machado with the Orioles. Photo by Jonathan Huff/CSM/REX/Shutterstock

We are less than a week away from the start of MLB’s Spring Training, but Bryce Harper and Manny Machado are still without a team. Arguably the two most talented players to hit the free-agent market in the last years are reportedly still waiting for the offer in the range of $300 million, one that MLB teams are reluctant to give. But, according to the latest reports, they are getting there.

Several MLB Insiders recently reported that San Diego Padres entered the race for Machado and that they have made him the biggest offer so far. According to MLB Network’s Jon Heyman, Padres offered $250 million for a period of eight years.

USA Today’s Bob Nightengale, on the other hand, says that San Diego’s offer is even bigger and that the 26-year-old third baseman could receive $280 million over eight years if he takes the deal

While several other teams are in pursuit for Manny Machado, including New York Yankees and Philadelphia Phillies, it is believed that only Chicago White Sox have made a legit offer to the player’s agent so far. According to reports, White Sox’ most recent offer was around $175 million and seven years. They thought that with several tweaks, the offer might hold given how passive other teams were. But now that Padres entered the race, Chicago will have to do much better if they want to have any chance to land Machado.

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