PEORIA, Az. — He knows he is viewed as a “villain.” Manny Machado brings up the word to describe himself. Admits to acts and words that even he terms regrettable.
Yet, Machado insists he does not see winding up where no one could have envisioned when free agency began — the Padres for $300 million — as a do-over or a chance at reputation resuscitation
“This is not about me fixing anything,” Machado said “This is me being me.”
This version of Manny being Manny probably took him off various clubs’ wish lists. In October, in his Dodger fling, Machado offered a terrible end statement to a job interview.