Padres agree to 11-year, $280M deal, sources confirm

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Shortstop Xander Bogaerts and the Padres agreed to an 11-year, $280 million contract late Wednesday, sources confirmed to ESPN, a monumental move that brings the longtime Boston Red Sox luminary to a team already laden with star talent.
The stunning deal, consummated as an especially active winter meetings came to a close, adds Bogaerts to a Padres team that already includes Juan Soto, Manny Machado and Fernando Tatis Jr. Boston, meanwhile, was left lamenting the loss of a homegrown talent who made his major league debut at 20 years old and leaves at 30 after opting out of the final three years of his contract.

Bogaerts won a pair of World Series and made four All-Star teams, including in 2022, when he hit .307/.377/.456 with 15 home runs and 73 RBIs in 150 games. The expectation is he will remain at shortstop, with Ha-Seong Kim -- who took over at the position in 2022 when Tatis was injured and suspended for a positive performance-enhancing-drug test -- moving to second base, incumbent second baseman Jake Cronenworth sliding over to first, Tatis shifting to right field and Soto going to left field.
 

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SAN DIEGO — The Padres agreed to an 11-year, $280 million deal with free-agent shortstop Xander Bogaerts on Wednesday night, aggressively moving to quell the disappointment of missing out on Trea Turner and Aaron Judge while dramatically boosting what had been a top-heavy lineup. Yet the blockbuster commitment, which includes no opt-outs and a full no-trade clause, also was driven by future considerations.
 

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How does San Diego have this much money? Also, how many 10 year contracts have worked out well especially for a guy on his 30's?
 

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