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MLB trade rumors: Five potential teams for Manny Machado should Orioles deal him

The Orioles are open to trading Manny Machado.Not just that, the Orioles are chatting with teams that are interested in Manny Machado. And not just that, but the Orioles are reportedly asking for interested teams to submit trade offers that might result in trading Manny Machado.MORE: News and notes from baseball’s winter meetingsThis is stunning, even though this is not really surprising.Machado is a free agent after the 2018 season. When he hits the market at 26 years old, the asking price for his services is going to start north of $350 million (if, of course, he’s healthy). The Orioles won’t be able to afford to keep him. They know this. Everyone in baseball knows this. But until this week, the Orioles had been tight-lipped on what they intend to do with their young superstar who has averaged 35 homers and a 5.7 rWAR the past three seasons.Oh, and Max Scherzer Jersey he’s one of the elite defensive infielders in the game. He was drafted as a shortstop but has played mostly third base in the majors because the Orioles already had a very good shortstop signed to a long-term deal. Apparently, though, Machado wants to play shortstop this year and, it stands to reason, for his next team, too.The Athletic’s Ken Rosenthal reported the Orioles’ asking price is two young, controllable starting pitchers. That makes sense, considering how much of a constant struggle it has been to find consistent starting pitching in Baltimore. That’s an asking price that also might be hard to find.So which teams might be interested in trading for one year of Machado?Let’s take a look.Cardinals: This is a franchise that has mi sed the playoffs for two consecutive seasons, and while that might not be a big deal in some parts of the country, it’s a very big deal in St. Louis. The front office understands the need for a slugger in the heart of the lineup they were all-in for Giancarlo Stanton, remember and they have several young starters who could interest the Orioles, including prospects Jack Flaherty and Sandy Alcantara, and even maybe Michael Wacha, who’s under club control for two more seasons. The Cardinals would probably prefer to trade those youngsters for more than https://www.nationalsedges.com/washington-nationals/sean-doolittle-jersey one year of a player, but if they’re going to get anyone for one year, Machado is an excellent candidate. The players they have at shortstop and third base right now Paul DeJong and Jedd Gyorko, respectively are both versatile fielders.Phillies: It’s not hard to imagine Machado wearing a Phillies uniform in 2019. Seeing him in Philly in 2018, though, seems le s likely. The Phillies are on the upswing of their rebuilding proce s, a franchise stocked with young players who are understanding how to be impact players in the big leagues. And the organization has lots and lots of money to spend. But the Phillies are, realistically, a year away from legitimate contention, so it makes much more sense that they’d chase Machado with free agent money next offseason than try to trade away some of that young talent and then hope they can sign him to a long-term deal.Yankees: Just kidding. The Orioles would NEVER trade their best player to the Yankees. He might sign with them next offseason, but that’s the only way he winds up in pinstripes. Same thing goes for the Red Sox.MORE: Marlins face tough choices with Marcell Ozuna, Christian YelichAngels: They won the offseason’s biggest lottery when Shohei Ohtani chose to sign in Anaheim. That also increases the pre sure to win immediately, even though Ohtani by himself probably isn’t enough to get the job done. And while it probably makes more sense to fill the openings at third and second with free agents or le ser trades, can you imagine how much better the Angels would be with Machado at third base in 2018? The other cold-water part of this: The Angels’ farm system isn’t very good. And though they do have controllable starting pitching Matt Shoemaker, J.C. Ramirez, Tyler Skaggs, Parker Bridwell and Alex Meyer all have MLB experience and at least three years of control remaining most of those guys have experienced the type of injuries/struggles that would make any team hesitate.Diamondbacks: Like the Angels, this is a long-shot. But the Diamondbacks got a taste of the postseason last October, and adding Machado as their shortstop in 2018 would go a long way toward closing the gap between the Diamondbacks and the Dodgers in the NL West. They could shift Ketel Marte to second for a year, where he could share time with Brandon Drury, a versatile fielder who can play in the outfield, too. They have young, controllable starters but it’s hard to imagine they’d part with guys like Robbie Ray or Taijuan Walker or Zack Godley for just one year https://www.nationalsedges.com/washington-nationals/miguel-montero-jersey of Machado.