Manny Machado, one of the most important veterans on the San Diego Padres roster, decided to make a recommendation to the team’s front office regarding A.J. Preller following the low-cost signing of Nick Castellanos.

Manny Machado thinks that the Padres need to give AJ Preller some more money after signing Nick Castellanos for the minimum.

PEORIA, Ariz. — The San Diego Padres and A.J. Preller agreed to a multiyear contract extension, the team announced Monday, lifting some of the uncertainty that surrounded the longtime general manager amid a turbulent offseason.

Preller engaged in a pretty lengthy rebuild upon taking over as GM. The Padres failed to make the playoffs in his first five seasons with the team. But the team made strides during that period, trading for Fernando Tatis Jr. and signing Machado to an 11-year, $350 million contract.

Craig Stammen had quite the joke when he was asked about AJ Preller's recent contract extension with the Padres.

A.J. Preller will be wheeling and dealing for the Padres for another few years as the organization announced a multi-year contract extension for the President of Baseball Operations/General Manager.

"Manny Machado, who has known Nick Castellanos since they were kids in Miami, says Padres GM AJ Preller deserves an extension for 'getting a $20 million player for pennies on the dollar,'" Nightengale reports.

The San Diego Padres and president of baseball operations/general manager A. J. Preller stayed busy over the weekend, bolstering the roster with key depth