Throughout what was a rather unusual baseball offseason, Baltimore Orioles shortstop Manny Machado was involved in numerous trade rumors. Entering the final year of his contract, many experts have said the team waited too long to maximize his value. Others claimed this past offseason was the time for Vice President of Baseball Operations Dan Duquette to pull the trigger. Despite all the noise, Manny is still wearing orange and black, and it seems as if his future is going to be determined by the O’s win-loss column when the trade deadline rolls around.
But if we take a step back and look at the Orioles upcoming schedule as a whole, the task ahead is looking more and more challenging.