The San Diego Padres reportedly offered Manny Machado a contract extension that is seemingly well below his market value.
According to Kevin Acee of the San Diego Union-Tribune, the National League West team offered the third baseman a five-year extension worth $105 million that would be added to the 10-year deal he signed in 2019. That deal has an opt-out after the fifth year, and Machado told reporters Friday he plans on exercising it and becoming a free agent following the 2023 campaign.
Acee noted the Padres also "ignored" the Feb.