Padres buzzing over impending arrival of Manny Machado

PEORIA, Ariz. (AP) - As workouts began to wind down, word began spreading across the San Diego Padres' practice fields at Peoria Sports Complex.

The Padres, a team stuck in a 12-year playoff-less rut, were on the verge of making their biggest free agent splash ever.

Manny Machado, the big-hitting, ...