More than a month remains until baseball’s non-waiver trade deadline, but already the Diamondbacks are being connected to the biggest name expected to be on the market. And for good reason: A compelling case could be made that trading for the Orioles’ Manny Machado would be the right move at the right time.
Machado is among the game’s elite players, a power-hitting infielder in the prime of his career – he turns 26 next week – who this winter is expected to land one of the biggest free-agent contracts in baseball history. He is capable of dominating on both sides of the ball.