Padres Press Clips Sunday, March 3, 2019
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Padres Press Clips Sunday, March 3, 2019 Article Source Author Pg. Margevicius strong again as Padres beat Giants in Machado’s debut SD Union Tribune Acee 2 After debut, Machado says Padres can win, lobbies for Tatis SD Union Tribune Acee 3 Manny Machado finds a welcoming family with Padres SD Union Tribune Acee 6 Padres notes: ‘vicius lefty has a shot; Joey busts a nose; Gold infield SD Union Tribune Acee 14 Machado makes SD debut, ready to win in ’19 MLB.com Haft 18 Andy’s Address, 3/2 FriarWire Center 19 Today in Peoria: 3/2 FriarWire Lafferty 22 #PadresOnDeck: MLB Pipeline Crowns Padres as No1 Farm System FriarWire Center 24 Machado makes quiet Padres debut in Cactus League game Associated Press Staff 26 2019 San Diego Padres Season Preview: Manny Machado changes everything Yahoo Sports Staff 28 1 Margevicius strong again as Padres beat Giants in Machado's debut Kevin Acee, SD Union Tribune Score: Padres 7, Giants 6 Batter’s box: Manny Machado popped out to second and walked in his spring training debut. … Ian Kinsler’s bases-loaded double drove in three runs in the second inning. … Hunter Renfroe started that four-run inning with a single that scored Francisco Mejia, who had doubled. … Mejia is 5-for-12, and his .417 average trails only Ty France (.500, 5-for-10) among Padres hitters. ... Hudson Potts hit his first home run of the spring off the batters’ eye in straightaway center. Balls and strikes: Nick Margevicius followed up his two hitless innings Tuesday with three strong innings at the start Saturday. The 22-year-old left-hander allowed single in the first inning and a one-out solo home run in the second. He retired the final five batters he faced. … Left-handed reliever Aaron Loup pitched a perfect fourth in his Padres debut. … Phil Maton struck out all three batters he faced in his first game of the spring. Extra bases: Hunter Renfroe’s running catch at the wall robbed former Padre Yangervis Solarte of extra bases and ended the third inning. On Deck: Chris Paddack’s second start comes against the Rangers in Surprise, Ariz., 12:05 p.m. PT. Robbie Erlin will also make his second appearance and closer Kirby Yates his first of the spring. 2 After debut, Machado says Padres can win, lobbies for Tatis Kevin Acee, Contact Reporter Manny Machado made his Padres spring trainingdebut Saturday playing alongside the future, and then he suggested it should come sooner than later for his new team. “I see the talent,” he said after getting to the plate twice and playing three uneventful half-innings at third base. “The guys are hungry here. They see the organization is putting their foot forward on taking this organization to the next level. All you need is confidence in this game. I think our organization has put that foot forward and given the guys a lot more confidence to go out there and know that this is not going to be a losing situation. “We’re going to try to win – maybe not the division, but we’re going to fight for a wild card spot, and you never know what can happen in a baseball. … We could (win the National League West). I’m not saying we can’t. But (the Dodgers) are a great team. They’ve won the division the last six years. … If we all stick together and get on the same game plan, we can be dangerous.” The Padres scored four runs in the second inning and beat the Giants 7-6. The last of five hits that inning was a double by Ian Kinsler that preceded Machado’s walk in his second-and-last plate appearance of the abbreviated first day. “We can play,” he said. “We’re going to surprise a lot of people.” The four-time Gold Glove winner did not get a ball hit to him at third base. He batted in the first two innings, popping out to former Padres infielder Yangervis Solarte at second base in the first and walking in the second. Hudson Potts replaced Machado at third base to start the fourth. 3 Machado’s debut came eight days after he officially signed his 10-year, $300 million contract, exactly one week after his first full workout here and a couple days before the Padres initially planned. Machado has been getting some extra work as he got closer to playing, even batting in intrasquad scrimmages the previous couple days, and he lobbied to play Saturday. “It’s been good getting to know my teammates, getting my feet under me,” Machado said. “It’s been a nice week. Gotten to know more players, finally getting out there to play some baseball makes it even better. It’s a lot different. You can never practice game speed.” Asked about possibly playing shortstop, the position he has said he prefers and that he played last year, Machado instead lobbied for the inclusion of Fernando Tatis Jr. on the opening day roster. “Hopefully Tatis breaks camp with us and is our shortstop, and it’s going to be a hell of an infield we’re going to have,” Machado said. “He’s a baller. … He’s special kid.” Told of the comments, manager Andy Green was once again compelled to talk about the chances the organization’s top prospect – and the player considered by most to be among the top three prospects in baseball – will start the season in the majors. “Every one of these guys still in camp has a chance to make the roster,” Green said. “In his case, he’s (had) a couple months above (Single-a) ball. He’s had two incredibly slow Aprils that unbelievable seasons followed. So there’s some context there that we’re going to factor into the conversation. … He’s a good baseball player. Everybody is aware of that, and we’re excited to have him. There’s going to be a time when he’s with us, and he’s got a chance throughout the rest of camp to make a case for opening day.” The plan seems to have long been for Tatis, who went 1-for-3 Saturday and is 5-for-14 with two home runs this spring, to open the season in Triple-A before being called up at some point in the season. 4 Regardless, Machado’s debut and his embracing the successful future the franchise envisions continued continued a spring that has featured a different atmosphere around the Peoria Sports Complex. Cheers as loud as any heard for any Padres player in some time at Peoria Stadium, went up when Machado’s name was announced pregame as part of the Padres lineup and again as he walked to the plate in the bottom of the first inning. A group of fans surrounding the Padres dugout on two sides before the game cheered when he walked onto the field and into the dugout and when he re-emerged to jog in the outfield. “It's awesome to finally come out here and see some love,” Machado said. “… It's going to be a special year for us, and I think (fans) are finally seeing it.” 5 Manny Machado finds a welcoming family with Padres Kevin Acee, SD Union Tribune The silver Lamborghini sounds like it is ready for blastoff into space. It belongs to Manny Machado, though, so it isn’t going anywhere but the rented home a few miles down the road. To his wife and their dogs and to “El Señor de los Cielos” on Netflix. “I only do it if it’s more four seasons,” Machado said of the base requirement for starting a series. “… All day, every day. Netflix is the first thing I turn on.” The man who for the Padres launched a new era and a new attitude before he played a game — before he even arrived in their clubhouse — is a homebody. “He’s a chill guy, simple,” Yonder Alonso said. “Very simple. … He’s home all day. He loves Netflix. He loves Apple TV. That’s all he does is watches his shows.” The first thing Alonso, a first baseman for the Chicago White Sox, actually said when the topic of Machado was broached was, “No comment.” Then he guardedly but passionately spoke about the man National League MVP Christian Yelich called a “dirty player” and who is now the Padres’ new third baseman and the source of renewed interest and pride in San Diego’s only major sports franchise. “He’s chill, man,” Alonso said. “He just wants to play baseball. You’ll never see him going out. He doesn’t want to do commercials or anything. He just wants to play baseball.” 6 Alonso is biased, for sure. But that is because Machado earned it. One of the things that sold the Padres on Macahado — made them willing to believe he was a good man when they had heard he might not be — was his relationship with Alonso. Alonso played in San Diego from 2012 to ’15, at the start of this ownership group’s leadership. They knew Alonso, knew his family and knew of their emigration from Cuba and the work ethic and character demanded by people who refused food stamps and worked multiple jobs. What the Padres knew even before they began vetting Machado, the 26-year-old to whom they would commit $300 million, more than twice what the organization had ever given any player, was that anyone who earned their way into the Alonso family must have something going for him.