The Baltimore Orioles are confronted with two options concerning Manny Machado: trade him ahead of the July 31 non-waiver MLB trade deadline or risk losing him for nothing once the superstar shortstop hits free agency after the 2018 season. According to recent speculation from The Athletic’s Ken Rosenthal, the Orioles may find it difficult to achieve the former … at least for the haul the team craves and a player the caliber of Machado arguably warrants.The Orioles will want at least the same kind of package the New York Yankees received two years ago for closer Aroldis Chapman. But such a deal might not be available based upon the modest returns last season for the two biggest rentals, outfielder J.D. Martinez and right-hander Yu Darvish.Rosenthal goes on to note that the remainder of Machado’s 2018 salary also presents its challenges. Not only that, but Machado’s desire to remaining at shortstop also conceivably could serve as a roadblock.Yet, even though Machado is a singular commodity, the demand for him
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