The Dodgers have a shortstop returning from Tommy John surgery in Corey Seager and a third baseman in Justin Turner who could, in theory, move across to first base — or maybe even Seager could do that.
Yet the Dodgers — who sank under the luxury-tax threshold last year to reset the percentage they would pay moving forward — have not pursued Manny Machado at all.
The Yankees have a shortstop mending from Tommy John surgery in Didi Gregorius and a third baseman in Miguel Andujar who could, in theory, move across to first base.
The Yankees also went under the luxury-tax threshold last year, with the belief that would make them more viable to chase a significant free agent such as Machado.