Greetings from Peoria, Arizona! It's been a fun couple of weeks covering San Diego Padres spring training for 97.3 The Fan.

The Padres held a press conference on Tuesday to announce the 11-year extension with Manny Machado for a reported $350 million. I had a chance to then sit down for a one-on-one conversation with Machado. I also talked with AJ Preller, the Padres' President of Baseball Operations and General Manager.