Manny Machado reported to Baltimore Orioles spring training in Sarasota, Florida, ready to play shortstop and fulfil the final year of his contract before hitting free agency.
In nearby Tampa, Florida, the projected best team in Machado's division (and maybe all of baseball) got set to go without a player that rumors connected them to in trades all winter long.
Yes, Machado and the Yankees are apart. But that doesn't mean the future isn't on the minds of both parties.
According to Bob Nightengale of USA Today, Machado wants to be a Yankee--and the Bronx Bombers want him in pinstripes.