If we’ve learned anything in the past week, it’s that the public debate on Manny Machado and the one had by executives around the sport have perhaps been two entirely different discussions.
Machado, a four-time All-Star that will be a free-agent at the conclusion of this season, drew criticism for failing to run a ball out in Game 2 of the NLCS. Though the 26-year-old admitted to Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic that there was “no excuse” for not busting it down the line, that admission was tainted when he added that being a “Johnny Hustle” isn’t his “cup of tea.