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The arms race that explains Yankees’ Manny Machado intrigue

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.