The Los Angeles Dodgers appear to be in the driver’s seat to land Manny Machado in a trade with the Baltimore Orioles, and some details about a deal are emerging.
The Athletic’s Ken Rosenthal reported on Tuesday about the deal and said that the Dodgers are “increasingly likely” to land Machado.
#Dodgers increasingly likely to land Machado, sources tell The Athletic. Barring last-minute snag, several of interested teams expect that outcome.
— Ken Rosenthal (@Ken_Rosenthal) July 17, 2018
Rosenthal says the Orioles’ return will only include prospects and no major league players.
Barring last-minute change, #Orioles’ return for Machado will include only prospects, no #Dodgers major leaguers, sources tell The Athletic.
— Ken Rosenthal (@Ken_Rosenthal) July 17, 2018
Dustin May and Gavin Lux are two of the prospects who could be involved in the deal. May was a third-round pick in 2016 and has had success pitching in the minors. Lux was a first-round pick in 2016 and has really come on this season, batting .325 with a .922 OPS as a shortstop.
On Monday reports said the Phillies were closing in on a deal, but now it looks like the Dodgers have taken the lead in the sweepstakes.
