Manny Machado Talks about his Trade to Dodgers at All-Star Game
Manny Machado turns heads as he talks about his inevitable trade to the LA Dodgers.
If you follow baseball than you already know that Manny Machado is baseballs biggest trade chip this summer. The trade saga for Machado has been going on for several years. The Baltimore Orioles have been on the edge of contention for the better part of this decade but have never gotten over the hump. After finishing in last place in 2017, experts expected Baltimore to turn to the trade market to start a rebuild. However, spring came around, and all the usual faces were still around the clubhouse to start the season.
Names like Manny Machado, Zach Britton and Chris Davis have all had rumors swirling around them Britton to the Astros, Machado to almost every team in the league, those kinds of rumours. The Orioles front office convinced themselves that they would contend in 2018. Starting the second half of the season at 28-69, 40 games behind the Red Sox in the division maybe drew the white flag. Machado is the only bright spot for the Orioles this season, there is no nice way of saying that.
With this in mind, Machado is also the only All-Star representative for Baltimore this season. At the All-Star game, all of the buzz was surrounding the superstar shortstop. During the game, Machado was interviewed about what he thought about all of the hype. Manny didn’t give much away with his words but throughout the segment, a sly smile told us what we wanted to know. Manny Machado is going to be a Dodger. For the second year in a row, the LA Dodgers make a splash at the deadline. Last year, of course, being Yu Darvish of the Chicago Cubs. This year by giving up minor league players the Dodgers have acquired one of the budding stars in the game. It is obvious that the Dodgers want another shot at a World Series this season.
Thankfully baseball will be back in full swing on Friday and we will get a chance to see Manny in his new city! The second half is shaping up to be full of playoff races. Be sure to come back and follow the season with Fanatics View!
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