Out of Left Field: Machado signs with the Padres, is it a good thing? Bochy and Sabathia final seasons and much more

Part 1 of the saga is now over. Manny Machado is a San Diego Padre. Is it a good signing long term with a chance to win or was it a money grab?

Cy Young finalist Aaron Nola of the Philadelphia Phillies and New York Yankees starter Luis Severino signed pre-arbitration contract extensions. What does this mean for each team’s pitching staff going forward?

Plus, two longtime MLB mainstays, San Francisco Giants manager Bruce Bochy and New York Yankees starter C.C. Sabathia have announced they will retire at the end of the 2019 season. We talk look back on their careers and ask the question that we all know is coming: are they Hall of Famers?

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