Manny Machado rumors: 5 teams that should already have an eye on him

By Tim Boyle | Jan 11, 2023

PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA - OCTOBER 22: Manny Machado #13 of the San Diego Padres celebrates his solo home run during the first inning against the Philadelphia Phillies in game four of the National League Championship Series at Citizens Bank Park on October 22, 2022 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Michael Reaves/Getty Images) /

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The New York Yankees will get another shot at signing Manny Machado. (Photo by Jim McIsaac/Getty Images) /

4. The Yankees need have another shot at him

New York Yankees fans are already burnt out from one season of Josh Donaldson at third base. Acquired last offseason in a trade with the Minnesota Twins, he’s a shell of his former self. Fortunately, the team can buy him out after the 2023 season. When they do, they should turn their attention to Machado.

Yankees fans remember feeling confident that he would end up on their roster back in 2019. It was Miguel Andujar who got the start at third base instead before Gio Urshela won the job for the bulk of the season.

Third base has been a position of some need for the Yankees. In the days after Alex Rodriguez, Chase Headley is one of the better and more consistent at the position along with Urshela.

Machado is in a different class. Yankees fans may still wonder if they made those Manny Machado rumors come true several years ago if they would have made a trip to the World Series by now.

New York will get another crack at him next winter. These aren’t the George Steinbrenner-run Yankees, though. They seem a little more timid to hand out gigantic deals. In the post-Donaldson era of baseball in the Bronx, Machado would be the answer many crave.

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