Manny Machado, San Diego Padres (Photo by Tom Pennington/Getty Images)
After a disappointing 2019 season, Manny Machado came through for the Padres in 2020.
When the San Diego Padres signed Manny Machado to a 10-year, $300 million free agent contract prior to the 2019 season, it was a sign that the Padres were a force to be reckoned with. Maybe they weren’t contenders quite yet – it would be another year before that happened – but with a stocked farm system, they took a big step forward towards winning.
It seems like Machado has been in the league forever, but he just turned 28 in July.