When the Yankees presumably sit down with Manny Machado and his representatives one day this autumn, they should use Sunday’s game as the foundation for their simple sales pitch to the stud free agent:
“We’d love to have you as our third baseman. We don’t need you at shortstop, as we’re hoping to keep our current guy there for the long term.”
Didi Gregorius put together a platform day here at Yankee Stadium, thriving everywhere as the Yankees steamrolled the Rangers 7-2 to lift their Summer Siesta record to 6-1 — and merely keep pace with the ridiculous Red Sox in the process.