Machado to the Padres.

[kairos12]

Reported on ESPN.

[TheCowsCameHome]

1. Good. As far away from Boston as possible.

[The Truth Is Here]

2. That's why Padres are dead last in the NL

Machado won't even lift a finger. He just got paid.

Go Rockies!

[CanonRay]

4. This

[sdfernando]

6. The Padres suck....

and I live in San Diego.

Plus that stupid downtown ball park wrecks havoc when there are games...congested traffic, major roads closed during the games....Parking is non-existent.

[underpants]

3. Quite surprised by this

I thought he’d go to a perennial winner.

[Bleacher Creature]

9. They have a crazy good farm system.

Similar to where the Astros were a few years ago. They probably won't be contenders this year, but they're going to be good for a while.

[underpants]

10. Ok. Didn't know that.

Seems like farm systems hit gold every few years. First it was the Royals and then the Astros. Apparently the Braves system leaped agead of schedule last year.

[StevieM]

12. Better than where the Astros were IMO.

Of course, if Mark Appel hadn't been a bust....who knows what might have been.

[Ohiogal]

5. What are they giving him?

[TheCowsCameHome]

8. $300 mil.

Ugh. SD can keep him.

[Bleacher Creature]

7. Wow, I thought that Harper would sign first.

I wonder if the Nationals' 10 year/$300 million is still on the table.

[underpants]

11. I'm hearing the Phillies

But that was last week.

[StevieM]

13. He can beat that easily.

If Machado is getting 300, Harper will get more.

[Blue_true]

14. It is insane to pay one player that much.

The New England Patriots and San Antonio Spurs should be models. Both have coaching legends, neither have anything close to the highest paid player at ANY position. Yet, year in and year out, they are among the last standing and almost always make the modern era (salary cap era) playoffs.