San Diego Padres third baseman Manny Machado made the news on Friday after announcing that he will opt out of his contract after the season ends.
When 2023 expires, he will have five years and $150 million left on his deal, but he has a chance of approaching or eclipsing $300 million with the way the market was this offseason.
He was very open about his plans and contract situation.
In terms of preparing for the season ahead, Machado was very honest, too.
When asked if he was going to do anything differently knowing that he will hit the market after the World Series, he said that it isn’t worth fixing what is not broken.
“Manny Machado was more expansive today than he had been on his looming contract situation. That story is forthcoming. But his best answer from him to a question was when he was asked whether he had done anything different to get ready for this season: ‘No. Why change what’s not broke?,’” Parent insider Kevin Acee tweeted.
Manny Machado was more expansive today than he had been on his looming contract situation. That story is forthcoming.
But his best answer to a question was when he was asked whether he had done anything different to get ready for this season:
“No. Why change what’s not broken?”—Kevin Acee (@sdutKevinAcee) February 17, 2023
It makes perfect sense if you analyze it.
If he has a career .833 OPS and hasn’t had anything lower than .780 in nine years, why change?
Machado is 30, and he has 1,597 career hits, 312 doubles, and 283 home runs.
Most players don’t even retire with those excellent numbers, and he has reached them through his age-30 season.
Obviously, he has been doing things the right way and it doesn’t make sense to change anything.
Machado has said he would like to play the game for a long time.
He remains stellar, as he had an .898 OPS in 2022 with 32 home runs, 100 runs, and 102 RBI.
If he keeps this up, he has a chance of reaching 600 doubles, 500 home runs and 3,000 hits.
That would be an automatic ticket to Cooperstown.
His next contract will be huge: it won’t matter that he will be 31.
And he will be worth it.
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