Dodgers' Decision to Let Manny Machado Walk After 2018 Validated by Padres Bombshell Report

Sports Illustrated ^ | 09/15/2023 | Caleb Nguyen

[TexasKamaAina]

Are we really that surprised?

[TexasKamaAina]

In 2018, after a lackadaisacal trot to 1st base, he famously said, "I'm not the player who's going to be 'Johnny Hustle'...That's just not my personality, that's not my cup of tea, that's not who I am."

[EvilCapitalist]

For the millions these guys get paid, they should be sprinting to first base.

[Fury]

And get the Padres still gave him a 11 year, $350 million dollar contract.

And every bit of that is guaranteed money.

[ducttape45]

That has got to be one the worst signings, if not THE WORST, in major league history. No one is worth that kind of money.

[markman46]

It’s not the worse signing at all.

All this is bs from the San diego union tribune Kevin acee, he is pissed the players will not talk to him.

Has the padres not met expectations oh hell yes, just like a lot of other teams have.

[Srednik]

Srednik notes this slug ended Red Sox great and one of the best second basemen to ever play the game Dustin Pedroia’s career with a dirty slide when he played for Baltimore.

[chrisinoc]

The Dodgers were expecting Corey Seager to come back at 100% from his injury (he did) and Gavin Lux coming up rapidly through the minors. And Justin Turner and Max Muncy were already playing third base.

There was no need to re-sign Machado under any circumstances.

[ducttape45]

I’m talking about from a financial standpoint. No one should be signed for that kind of money, I don’t care who they are or how good they are.

[Joe Boucher]

Like so many other spoiled bratts he is a cancer to the team.

[markman46]

OH ok i agree, none one on any team should be making that kind of money period, teams sign players to huge contracts an raise ticket prices out of site for the average citizen.