Manny Machado: I give you credit for fighting through the season with injuries. You’ve played essentially every day while on the active roster despite dealing with an elbow injury. Right now though your team is ten games under .500 with 18 games to play.
You’ve tried your hardest to be on the field even when you probably shouldn’t be. The writing has been on the wall for weeks. It’s over. Look towards next year and get yourself healthy. Shut it down.
The only thing that could happen if Machado continues to play is something negative. Him DHing every day isn’t going to save the season and make the Padres go win 18 in a row starting tomorrow in Los Angeles.