According to USA Today’s Bob Nightengale, Manny Machado and the San Diego Padres are $145 million apart in extension talks. He is reporting that the Padres offer was five more years worth $105 million on top of his current five year, $150 million contract after 2023 ($255 million in total). Kevin Acee of the San Diego Union Tribune reported this yesterday.
Nightengale says Machado is “countering with a 10-year, $400 million extension that would begin in 2024”.
$400 million might seem like too much money for someone who will be in his age 31 season in 2024 but Machado knows that the Padres were willing to offer $400 million to Aaron Judge this offseason.