Machado Signed and I'm So Happy!!!

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Machado Signed and I'm So Happy!!!

Post by StormZ_23 » Tue Feb 19, 2019 2:54 pm

I'm a Padres fan and this offseason has just been exhausting. So happy right now and I now have to buy tickets to opening day! Just thought I'd share lol. I wonder how much Harper will sign for now.
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Re: Machado Signed and I'm So Happy!!!

Post by handaspencer » Tue Feb 19, 2019 2:56 pm

Sounds like Phillies in the lead for Harper but he has reservations about Philadelphia.

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Re: Machado Signed and I'm So Happy!!!

Post by Ted » Tue Feb 19, 2019 3:00 pm

I have two thoughts about Machado to Padres. One, they just released that fluff piece where they "opened their books" to try to explain why they couldn't spend, and the reception was not good. Wonder if this is related?

Secondly, so much for the "This is taking so long because the owners are too stingy" crowd. Machado was projected at 10 for 250. He crushed that. May not be what he wanted, but this is a bigger deal than many though he could get back before FA started. Second, we know Bryce had a 10/300 deal offered by the Nats, and supposedly they bid over that once already. So why did it take so long? Because of their agents. Not because owners and GMs wouldn't spend. I'm not saying MLB scales and FA don't have problems, but the outcry about these guys not getting paid enough appears to be largely overstated.
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Re: Machado Signed and I'm So Happy!!!

Post by agrudez » Tue Feb 19, 2019 3:10 pm

It was absolutely ridiculous that the MLBPA rep came out and tried to blast owners for these negotiations dragging out. It is painfully obvious that it is being driven by the agents (particularly Boras).
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