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Tigers see Dixon Machado as MLB player, but where does he fit?

Detroit – This situation with infielder Dixon Machado has a déjà vu feel to it -- kind of like the Detroit Tigers are about to relive the Danny Worth saga all over again.

Truly, though, this is different.

Machado, as Worth had done prior to the 2014 season, has used up his minor league options. The Tigers can’t send him back to Triple-A without exposing him to waivers. Like Worth in 2014, Machado has had eight years of minor league seasoning and has nothing else to prove or gain at the Triple-A level.

But here’s where the similarity ends.