As the New Year approaches, a plethora of prominent MLB free agents remain unsigned. The list extends to Bryce Harper and Manny Machado, who both figure to cash in with two of the richest contracts in North American professional sports history.
While the Los Angeles Dodgers have been loosely connected to Harper, the same can’t be said for Machado. Acquired in July from the Baltimore Orioles, the expectation all along was that the 26-year-old would merely be a rental for the team.
That’s due in part to a number of factors, including the imminent return of shortstop Corey Seager.