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On 12/16/2017 at 8:16 PM, mission27 said:

So this Addison Russell for Machado thing is crazy right? 

I know he played like **** last year but still.

I've heard his name in a few rumors, but man that's a hard piece to let go given his track record, contract and just coming into his prime years...

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1 hour ago, hrubes20 said:

Pointless speculation by a few writers.  Not happening.  

yeah I saw espn had an article about this... guess there just trying to say the cubs should make a move for him. if the cubs did something like Kyle Schwarber as the center piece with Baez or something the O's would be interested. I think if manny said hed be willing to sign an extension after he gets traded there would be a lot more teams interested in him

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Just now, flyguy1609 said:

yeah I saw espn had an article about this... guess there just trying to say the cubs should make a move for him. if the cubs did something like Kyle Schwarber as the center piece with Baez or something the O's would be interested. I think if manny said hed be willing to sign an extension after he gets traded there would be a lot more teams interested in him

Which just makes no sense to me.  I mean, EVERY team could use Machado.  He's awesome.  But the Cubs have their infield set for the foreseeable future, and it's a really good one.  

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According to MASN's Roch Kubatko, the Cubs' discussions with the Orioles on a potential Manny Machado trade included Addison Russell, Albert Almora, and Mike Montgomery.

It's unclear whether all three players were involved in the same package -- that seems unlikely -- but it probably doesn't matter anyway because Kubatko says "two starting pitchers are a necessity" in any return for Machado. Kubatko echoes a report from Jon Heyman of FanRag Sports that the Orioles may be ready to pull their 25-year-old superstar off the market and try to deal him again over the summer. Machado is scheduled to become a free agent next winter and will likely be seeking a contract worth more than $300 million on the open market. He has also drawn serious interest this offseason from the Cardinals, White Sox, Yankees, Giants, Phillies, and Diamondbacks.
 
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Still can’t help but think that Cleveland is a perfect fit for Machado. He would fit right in at 3B. Huge improvement to the lineup. I know he wants to play SS but I think a couple things help here to convince him to stay at 3B. 1. Will be in a great lineup with a lot of protection around him and should put up great numbers going into a contact year. 2. Signing Yonder Alonso helps gives him a comfort feeling for the one year he is in town. 

 

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13 minutes ago, FEARtheELF said:

Still can’t help but think that Cleveland is a perfect fit for Machado. He would fit right in at 3B. Huge improvement to the lineup. I know he wants to play SS but I think a couple things help here to convince him to stay at 3B. 1. Will be in a great lineup with a lot of protection around him and should put up great numbers going into a contact year. 2. Signing Yonder Alonso helps gives him a comfort feeling for the one year he is in town. 

 

It would be, but Machado doesn’t really have any say in the matter so seems unlikely.  What would they offer?

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11 hours ago, GSUeagles14 said:

bauer, mckenzie, naquin/zimmer, mid level prospect?

That is probably too much. I would start with Salazar, Clevinger, Yandy Diaz, Naquin. Still with that it would be a tough call for Cleveland to give up some of that rotation depth

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On 12/16/2017 at 9:16 PM, mission27 said:

So this Addison Russell for Machado thing is crazy right? 

I know he played like **** last year but still.

Last year? Russell is overrated. He's a weak hitting, slick fielding shortstop. Which is nice, and he'll have a good WAR for a season, but finding someone to replace him isn't that hard. He's not Andrelton Simmons.

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21 minutes ago, Slateman said:

Last year? Russell is overrated. He's a weak hitting, slick fielding shortstop. Which is nice, and he'll have a good WAR for a season, but finding someone to replace him isn't that hard. He's not Andrelton Simmons.

He’s like 23 though 

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