Plainly Manny Machado shouldn’t be impressed with the Padres offseason thus far.
When requested by reporters on Saturday in regards to the strikes that the Padres have made on this free company, Machado responded with a considerably gloomy angle.
“Are we disappointed we haven’t made any moves? Yeah,” Machado stated. “As a team you look up there and you are a little disappointed that we let some of the guys that were a part of our core group here go elsewhere.”
“At the end of the day we can’t control that,” he added. “We can control with the group of guys we have here and we are going to get ready for a long season.”
The all-star third baseman’s feedback come simply days after the crew noticed shortstop Ha-Seong Kim and utility participant Jurickson Profar signal with completely different groups for the upcoming season.
“I’m beyond happy for him [Profar],” Machado stated. “He did unbelievable for our organization this year, and lifted us big time.”
Profar noticed his first all star look with the Padres in 2024, batting .280 with 24 house runs, together with successful a Silver Slugger award.
As free of charge company pickups, the Padres stay far behind their respective NL West rivals, missing any main signings or trades this offseason.
Compared, the division-rival Dodgers have made a number of big-name signings to additional enhance their 2024 World Sequence championship roster, together with Japanese star Roki Sasaki.
The Padres had been part of the Sakaki sweepstakes, being one of many ultimate three groups earlier than the 25-year-old determined to signal with Los Angeles.
Machado advised reporters, nonetheless, that he believes Sasaki knew the place he was going to signal the whole time.
The Dodgers additionally signed two-time Cy Younger Award winner Blake Snell to a five-year deal in November, together with selecting up relievers Tanner Scott and Kirby Yates in January.
