Manny Machado should get the benefit of the doubt when he’s a six-time All-Star and one of the stars of Major League Baseball. And he does get the benefit of the doubt—at least from me—when he gets off to slow starts. It’s a long season.
This time is different though because it’s not like he’s healthy and just not in a groove for whatever reason. No, he “definitely” still feels stuff in his right elbow that Dr. Neal ElAttrache repaired during the offseason.
“So it’s not 100 percent. Better than what it was last year, but definitely not where I want it to be.