The deal includes an opt out option after the fifth year, according to Tim Brown of Yahoo! The White Sox, Phillies, Yankees and Padres emerged as possible landing spots for Machado throughout the offseason, although San Diego and Philadelphia appeared to be the shortstop’s final suitors. Padres general manager A. Preller reportedly flew to Miami last week to meet with Machado and his wife. We love sports in San Diego. We’re also well aware of the history. There’s never been a championship We, as an organization, we want to completely change. We want our franchise to win year after year after year. And we’re going to do whatever we can rationally do to help make that happen. He learned of the Machado news from Twitter. Machado’s signing was the most anticipated of the offseason next to Bryce Harper’s, who remains unsigned despite the start of spring training. The Phillies and White Sox are expected to be the most aggressive suitors for Harper. Machado ...