The Manny Machado rumor mill has largely hit a standstill at this point. He conducted his free agency visits with the Phillies, Yankees, and White Sox before Christmas. Each team was to submit an offer before the new year; all that is left now is to consider the offers from each team.
As potential contract numbers get tossed around, it is slowly emerging which teams are truly all-in on the star shortstop, one of them being Philadelphia.
Bob Nightengale of USA Today reported that the Philadelphia and Chicago “remain the most aggressive teams” in the pursuit of Machado.