The Padres hit five homers in their win over the Twins on Friday. The time is 1:45.
The San Diego Padres are close to signing All-Star pitcher Joe Musgrove to a five-year, $100 million deal.
We have been working on this for a long time. "We're definitely as close as we've been throughout the whole process, but I wouldn't say it's done."
The deal should be finalized in the next few days, according to two people with knowledge of the situation. The people spoke to The AP on condition of anonymity because the deal is not done.
Musgrove said his agent has made it easy on him by taking the bulk of the negotiations during the season, and then we go over what the options are, what it looks like, what the numbers would look like if we get there.
It has been fairly easy. Musgrove said it had been tiring. I am going to keep going over it. Talking about it a lot has gotten tiring, but I'm excited about it. I put myself in the best position if I pitch well. Even better if a deal happens along the way.
The deal was first reported by a newspaper.
The first pitcher in Padres history to get a $100 million contract was Musgrove.
Musgrove, who made his first All-Star Game appearance in his seven-year career, is slated to start against the Twins on Saturday. After the World Series, he was on track to be eligible for free agency with an $8,625,000 salary.
The two sides talked about the game but couldn't come to an agreement.
We spent the next couple of days trying to make up some ground after we didn't have a lot of communication. The talks went well. "We've definitely got a way to go."
Musgrove grew up in El Cajon and played high school sports. The first no-hitter in franchise history was thrown by him in his second start for San Diego. It was in the 8,206th game of the regular season.
His family used to have season tickets to the Padres. He wore Jake Peavy's number 44 in honor of him. He got a tattoo of a baseball with the Padres logo in it, along with his last name and the year he was born.
Musgrove was part of a three team trade. In his career, he has a 3.83 earned run rate.
It would be great to stay in San Diego for five more years.
I just wanted to stay in San Diego when I first arrived. He said that he wanted to experience all the things he dreamed of as a child and live that out. It has become more about the people that are in the room and the staff that I am making here. The fact that it is my hometown makes it more appealing.
The idea of playing next to those stars for the next five-plus years was appealing to him.
"I would love to see the contract finalized, and so would everybody in the room," said Bob Melvin, who lined up his rotation so Musgrove would start the home opener. He has become that guy for us and it would be great to have him in the city.
Musgrove made his big league debut with the Astros in 2016 after being selected by the Toronto BlueJays in the first round of the amateur draft. Game 5 of the World Series was won by the Astros, who went on to win the title. He was traded by the Astros to Pittsburgh in January of last year.
The AP contributed.
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