Last month the Padres were said to be interested in working out a long-term contract extension with Cameron Maybin, but Corey Brock of MLB.com reports that the 24-year-old center fielder recently switched agents and the two sides have “tabled” all negotiations.
Maybin won’t even be arbitration eligible for the first time until next offseason, so there’s no huge rush to get something done from the Padres’ point of view, particularly since his having a contract-inflating breakout season offensively will be tough with Petco Park suppressing his raw numbers.
Maybin hit .264 with nine homers and a .716 OPS in 137 games last season, which doesn’t look particularly impressive, but he also stole 40 bases at an 83 percent clip, played strong defense in center field, and batted .294 with an .806 OPS on the road.
