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Originally Posted by duncan_idaho
The Dodgers were drastically better with him than without him. Believe I saw a .040 jump in win percentage once he was acquired.
He’s a good sign for the Padres in that he is young and fits their contention window. They don’t have a true slugger in their minor league system, and Machado gives them that. That’s huge.
They’ll also have some established hitters at the MLB level as their young guys come up, which will relieve pressure and expectations quite a bit.
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That might be true, but color me skeptical on the long-term affects of Machado on a team that young. Clubhouse culture is not everything...but it's something. I don't follow the Orioles closely, but he always struck me as me-first player. I guess we'll see. And I'm not really crying about this signing anyway...means the White Sox have one less bat.