{"id":398520,"date":"2026-01-09T15:03:07","date_gmt":"2026-01-09T15:03:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/398520\/"},"modified":"2026-01-09T15:03:07","modified_gmt":"2026-01-09T15:03:07","slug":"padres-240-million-contract-could-be-a-nightmare-with-aging-star","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/398520\/","title":{"rendered":"Padres’ $240 million contract could be a ‘nightmare’ with aging star"},"content":{"rendered":"

Padres’ $240 million contract could be a ‘nightmare’ with aging star<\/a> originally appeared on The Sporting News<\/a>. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The San Diego Padres<\/a> have done everything they can to keep up with the Los Angeles Dodgers<\/a> in the NL West Division.<\/p>\n

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There’s a chance that could come back to bite them down the road.<\/p>\n

One contract in particular has the potential to age very poorly: Manny Machado.<\/p>\n

Bleacher Report’s Kerry Miller ranked<\/a> the contracts in MLB that could be the biggest nightmare by 2028. He has Machado as No. 2 on his list.<\/p>\n

For each of the six seasons 2028, 2029, 2030, 2031, 2032 and 2033, Machado will be owed $40 million.<\/p>\n

That’s right, a total of $240 million that begins when Machado is 35 years old. And the other bad news? Miller’s worst contract on the list is Xander Bogaerts, but he’s owed “only” $150 million from 2028-2033.<\/p>\n

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Machado’s defense has already started to decline. His bat could eventually follow.<\/p>\n

“Hiding that glove by transitioning Machado to a full-time DH role could be an option as early as this coming season,” Miller writes. “Not only do the Padres not have a full-time DH in place, but they signed Sung Mun Song from KBO and he can play third base. Even if they do that, though, $40M per year is going to get painful long before Machado turns 41 midway through the final season of this deal. He is a great hitter, but he’s no Aaron Judge. And he’s only going to get less Judge-like the older he gets.”<\/p>\n

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Machado has mostly been worth the money the Padres have paid him in the first portion of this deal. He’s currently one of their best players.<\/p>\n

But there are still a couple of seasons before this 2028 benchmark Miller has chosen. And the odds of Machado remaining a key contributor through the majority of the rest of that contract are hard to imagine.<\/p>\n

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