What had been the worst-kept secret in Major League Baseball has become good, old-fashioned real news.
Manny Machado is headed to the Los Angeles Dodgers.
After months of speculation and rumors about where the Baltimore Orioles would send Machado when they were finally ready to trade the slugging shortstop, the Dodgers emerged as the team to beat shortly before the All-Star break. A few twists and turns later, the two sides finalized a trade Thursday.
Per Jeff Passan of Yahoo Sports, these are the terms:
Jeff PassanThe return to the Orioles for Manny Machado: OF Yusniel Diaz, 3B Rylan Bannon, RHP Dean Kremer, RHP Zach Pop and 2B Breyvic Valera.