The Orioles hold the most valuable trade chip heading into the eye of this year’s midseason trading period, and they had better be careful not to hang on to superstar shortstop Manny Machado too long.
Every day they wait to make a deal is another day that a prospective trade partner doesn’t get the benefit of one of baseball’s most productive all-around players, which — if there is any logic to all this — subtly decreases Machado’s value.
That’s why there is some buzz in Philadelphia, where the Orioles open a two-game interleague series Tuesday night.