The Machado Question

Michael Kay is apparently saying that Cash is going hard for Machado.  While I find this hard to believe at this juncture, when Cash goes sub rosa things often happening on the other side of it.  Everyone says the White Sox have the best offer, while others are saying the White Sox are part of a three team trade with the Yankees, so Peter Angelos doesn't have to deal directly with the Yanks.  If the Yanks are going to do this, I hope they are getting Manny to play SS not 3B and that Didi is a part of the package not Andujar, because an eventual infield of Bird, Torres, Machado, Andujar and Sanchez could be really special.

Also, troubling in all of this is that Manny will soon need a mega deal.  I'd rather only give out those big deals to our homegrowns like Judge and El Gary. In fact, I want to give those two big deals before they get anywhere near free agency.  We blew that chance with Jeter, and blew it another way with Cano.  We need to extend them to age 35 after next season, hopefully. So I don't want to complicate that with having a superbig deal for Manny on the books as well as Stanton.

UPDATE: Bob Nigthengale is now saying the White Sox have the strongest offer, but Baltimore is worried that they will turnaround and send him to the Yankees.