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Bill Plaschke: Dodgers should pass on Machado

LOS ANGELES_Manny Machado, Manny Machado, Manny Machado.

That's all you hear around Dodger Stadium these days, the name whispered by players, barked by ushers, and planted firmly in the form of questions by sweaty fans searching for a breeze

When are the Dodgers going to trade for Manny Machado? How can the Dodgers survive if they don't make a deal for Manny Machado?

As the July 31 trading deadline approaches, those questions are increasingly followed by answers, the request for the available Baltimore Orioles shortstop approaching a full-throttle demand.

Get him now! Whatever it takes!

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