Reports: Padres to sign Xander Bogaerts, could hit $200M payroll

Free agent shortstop Xander Bogaerts agreed to an 11-year, $280 million deal with the San Diego Padres, according to multiple reports.

San Diego already possessed a star-studded left side of the infield with third baseman Manny Machado, a former All-Star shortstop, and shortstop Fernando Tatis Jr., who missed the entire 2022 season due to a wrist injury and then an 80-game suspension after testing positive for a banned s