Machado to Padres

[Yastrzemski Sports]

He is going from a hitters park to a pitchers park. I don’t see this as being good. And the aforementioned block of Tatis makes no sense. Reminds me when the Yanks signed McCann even though Sanchez was their #1 prospect.

I’m not sure what Preller is up to but he doesn’t seem to have much of a game plan. When he first started he made a big splash by making a bunch of trades and signing Shields. It didn’t work. Then he traded a bunch of guys away and restocked the farm system - currently one of the best in baseball. That was working. So now last season he signs Hosmer and this season he signs Machado - 2 of the most ridiculous, bloated albatross contracts in a market where the other teams have learned better than to sign contracts like that. There seems to be little direction or consistency in terms of building a team from the Padres in the past few years.

After watching Machado in the post season last year, he is the last person I would want to provide leadership to a group of young, talented ballplayers. His performance in clutch situations fell short and he disgraced himself with his displays of poor sportsmanship. I’m just glad the Padres signed him and not my team.

[clydepepper]

Hey, the Padres have a 'great' history of successful free-agent signings, so let's give it a chance.

Is it possible that the Mets have a west-coast office?

[Peter_Spaeth]

I think with a fresh start, with his talent he'll do just fine. I agree the contract is insane, I bet nobody else was even close to that.

[packs]

They have several pitchers in the top 100 list this year but I wouldn't be too confident on any of them considering San Diego's complete lack of pitching develop. Jake Peavy was what....10 years ago? Just seems like an expensive way to lose.

[Peter_Spaeth]

It's odd to me that not a single playoff team made a pitch for either Machado or Harper. What's up with that?

[Lorewalker]

Originally Posted by Peter_Spaeth

It's odd to me that not a single playoff team made a pitch for either Machado or Harper. What's up with that?

10 years 300 mil is more than most teams could justify, I suppose. Manny was on a playoff and World Series team and did not exactly light it up offensively however he did seem to be pretty offensive. Great ball player but he comes with baggage.

[packs]

Machado doesn't really fit in anywhere on the playoff squads. Yankees have Gregorius, Torres and Andujar; Boston has Bogaerts and Devers; Houston has Correa and Bregman; Cleveland has Ramirez and Lindor; Atlanta has Freeman and Swanson; Chicago has Russell and Bryant; LA doesn't need him with Seager and Turner.

The Brewers might have made sense but they spent their money early on Grandal. They aren't the kind of team who is going to pay 300 mil either.

Harper is more of mystery.

[Cmount76]

Is it possible that the Mets have a west-coast office?[/QUOTE]

I don't know if the Mets have a west coast office, but he isn't 33 and they aren't offering 2 mil per year in perpetuity. My guess is that this really is the Padres.

[Peter_Spaeth]

Apparently the Padres are still in the running for ... wait for it... Harper.

https://www.inquisitr.com/5307876/ml...ffer-phillies/

[KCRfan1]

Originally Posted by Peter_Spaeth

Apparently the Padres are still in the running for ... wait for it... Harper.

https://www.inquisitr.com/5307876/ml...ffer-phillies/

Thanks for the update Peter !

If I'm Philly, I move on and wish Harper the best.

Mike Trout is firmly on radar, and that's where I focus.

As others have said, you don't know what Harper will give year to year, and Trout is consistent. More important . Trout loves Philly!

[packs]

I just don't know why the Padres aren't focused on starting pitching. It seems short sighted to invest in third base and outfield when you haven't had an ace in a decade plus. A host of top of the line pitching is scheduled to hit the market next year (de Grom, Sale, Hamels, Porcello, Bumgarner, etc.) that it would have made more sense for them to spend in 2020 than it did wasting 300 mil on a non-factor like Machado. He doesn't put them any closer to winning than they were without him.

[Yastrzemski Sports]

Agreed. Pitching wins. You need bats but all the bats in the world won’t help if you have no pitching. Machado will help San Diego as much as he helped Baltimore. Maybe 2-4 more wins.

Originally Posted by packs

I just don't know why the Padres aren't focused on starting pitching. It seems short sighted to invest in third base and outfield when you haven't had an ace in a decade plus. A host of top of the line pitching is scheduled to hit the market next year (de Grom, Sale, Hamels, Porcello, Bumgarner, etc.) that it would have made more sense for them to spend in 2020 than it did wasting 300 mil on a non-factor like Machado. He doesn't put them any closer to winning than they were without him.