White Sox Lose Out on Manny Machado Sweepstakes to Padres
White Sox fail to sign Manny Machado as he reportedly agrees to a 10-year deal worth $300 million with the San Diego Padres.
White Sox fans worst fears were realized on Tuesday when it was announced that Manny Machado had agreed to a deal with the San Diego Padres. According to Jeff Passan of ESPN, the Padres were able to agree to a deal with the superstar free agent.
Early reports indicate that Machado agreed to a 10-year, $300 million contract to play with the Padres. The Padres were a mystery team that became interested in Machado last month. Despite optimism here at Southside Showdown that Machado would still be signed by the Sox, he will be playing baseball in the National League for the foreseeable future.
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The White Sox reportedly made their offer to Machado early in January and there were conflicting reports as to how high the offer truly was. Some reports had the offer to Machado near $175 million for seven or eight years, while other reports had the White Sox offering the infielder $250 million over eight years.
According to Dave Kaplan, the White Sox offer would have potentially paid Machado more than $300 million. White Sox executive vice president Ken Williams mentioned to James Fegan of The Athletic that they felt their offer that was on the table for Machado was the highest.
Kenny Williams says that the White Sox offer to Manny Machado would have potentially paid him more than the reported 300 million dollars that he has signed with San Diego for. Thank you @shaepeppler who is at White Sox camp.
— David Kaplan (@thekapman) February 19, 2019
Kenny Williams said White Sox felt they were the high offer on the table
— James Fegan (@JRFegan) February 19, 2019
“I’m wearing my shades so you can’t see the shock in my eyes”
Machado’s contract with the Padres reportedly includes an opt-out after the fifth season. The White Sox losing out on signing Machado has to be a tough blow for the franchise and the fanbase that has been desperate for a winning team. This offseason saw the White Sox make aggressive moves in attempts to build a better team.
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The White Sox acquired Machado’s brother-in-law Yonder Alonso in a trade with the Cleveland Indians and also signed his good friend, Jon Jay. However, none of those acquisitions while good, made a true impact on Machado signing with the White Sox. For many White Sox fans, Machado signing with the Padres could take a while to get over. There’s still baseball left to be played and time for the front office to make moves to improve the White Sox going into this upcoming season.