David Haugh: Manny Machado deal would be costly for Cubs, but worth the price for a superstar
by David Haugh, Chicago Tribune
May 12, 2018
3 minutes
CHICAGO - By hitting two home runs - including a grand slam - and achieving a personal milestone Friday, the player who quietly loomed large over the City Series thrust himself into every baseball conversation in town.
Manny Machado, that is.
Machado matched Cubs catcher Willson Contreras with a pair of homers himself, the second making him the youngest Oriole to reach 150 in his career. He's 25, seven months younger than Kris Bryant, who just celebrated his 100th major-league home run Wednesday. What Bryant is to the Cubs, Machado is to the Orioles.
Think about that
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