A look at what they’re saying about the Orioles trade of Manny Machado to the Los Angeles Dodgers in exchange for five players.
The Baltimore Sun’s Peter Schmuck didn’t seem surprised.
“This is how it always figured to end. The clock started running when Machado made his major league debut Aug. 9, 2012, and it was always going to run out at some point this year.”
Dave Sheinin of The Washington Post writes that in his six years with The Orioles, Machado “did just about all anyone in Baltimore could have asked.