Your move, Rockies.
The Dodgers’ blockbuster trade for Orioles’ all-star infielder Manny Machado — for which Los Angeles paid a king’s ransom via five farm players, including their No. 4-rated prospect in outfielder Yusniel Diaz — threw down the gauntlet in the second-half chase for the division crown.
Los Angeles holds a two-game lead over Colorado in the NL West, and a half-game lead over Arizona, coming out of the all-star break.
In Machado, the Dodgers get a slick-fielding shortstop with raw power (26 homers this year) who will enhance a Los Angeles offense that already leads the N.