The Manny Machado Sweepstakes still seeks a winner, but the field has a few favorites atop the pack—namely the three that Machado is blessing with his presence in a multi-city wooing tour this week. Among those lucky teams are the Phillies, who have ruled the rumors posts since the start of the offseason. Philadelphia’s been connected to Machado and several other hot stove darlings all winter. But what would that union between team and player actually look like?
We’ll start with the contract—or at least, our idea of what it could look like. Both Machado and his agent, Dan Lozano, have been mum on their desired financial commitment.