REPORT: Manny Machado is 'main target' of Cubs at trade deadline |
The rumor mill is full steam ahead for one of the game's elite players.
MLB insider Jon Heyman is reporting that the Cubs are looking into trading for Manny Machado if the price is right. "The Chicago Cubs will take a look at acquiring superstar shortstop Manny Machado, sources say," Heyman said. "Machado was speculated by FRS Sports a few weeks back as a likely candidate for the Cubs, with Addison Russell seen as part of a possible package for the Orioles, and word now is that he is the Cubs’ main target at the deadline." The Dodgers were probably the frontrunners in the Machado sweepstakes but they are having a tough year and might not be buyers at the trade deadline if they continue to flounder. "The Cubs are one of nine teams to talk to the Orioles about Machado over the winter when Baltimore was fielding offers – the others were the Phillies, Cardinals, White Sox, Yankees, Red Sox, Dodgers, Diamondbacks and Red Sox," Heyman said. "The Dodgers might be the most logical landing spot for Machado due to the season-ending elbow injury to their star shortstop Corey Seager, but with the Dodgers in a situation where they have multiple issues in an awful, injury-wracked start, the Cubs could come to the forefront." Machado is having an MVP type season batting .342 (4th in AL) with 13 homers (1st in AL), 38 RBIs (1st in AL), and .422 on-base percentage. Should the #Cubs trade for Manny Machado?
