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hitters to launch as many as 175 home runs over that same span.Meanwhile,
Machado's misdeeds haven't kept him from being one of the Dodgers' best players
in October. He's put up a solid .813 OPS with three homers through 11 games. And
despite all the hand-wringing over his lack of hustle in Game 2, he did show off
his wheels on Cody Bellinger's game-winning hit in Game 4 and on a
rally-starting bunt hit in Game 7.The biggest concern regarding Machado's
long-term value has to do with his defense. His Gold Glove shine at third base
had been fading before he moved back to his natural shortstop for 2018.
According to his metrics, he was even worse there.Still
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finished 2018 with a career-high .905 OPS and a career-high-tying 37 homers. If
he can do that in his mid-20s, better things may be in store for his late-20s
and/or early-30s.Between his youth and his talent, Machado can hope to
beatGiancarlo Stanton's $325 million contract on the open market. In an
offseason in which the Yankees
http://www.chicagocubsteamshop.com/authentic-ryne-sandberg-jersey , Dodgers, Phillies and San Francisco Giants won't have luxury-tax penalties to
worry about, that's a real possibility despite his baggage.Would teams prefer it
if Machado didn't come with any baggage? Absolutely. But the ones that can
afford him and need him are going to be enamored with his ability above all
else. They can also convince themselves that he might mature into a responsible
leader as he grows older.If not, whichever team ends up with Machado can always
reason that he may be a villain
Billy Williams Jersey , but at least he'sour villain. Stats courtesy of Baseball Reference. OTTAWA, Ontario (AP) — Jose Bautista has a new namesake
buzzing around.Entomologist Bob Anderson of the Canadian Museum of Nature has
dubbed a newly discovered species of beetle Sicoderus bautistai after the former
Toronto Blue Jays star.Anderson decided to name the insect — known as a weevil
for its long snout — after Bautista because of the bat-flip home run that
propelled Toronto to the 2015 American League Championship Series.“It was one of
those moments in Toronto baseball sort of lore where he hit this big home run,”
Anderson said Thursday. “And I thought what a great way to kind of recognize his
contributions to Blue Jay baseball and to Canadian baseball, really
http://www.chicagocubsteamshop.com/authentic-jon-lester-jersey , as a whole.”The 38-year-old Bautista played for Toronto from 2009 to 2017. He’s
a free agent after splitting last season with the New York Mets, Atlanta Braves
and Philadelphia Phillies.The Sicoderus bautistai is a tiny black weevil that is
found in Bautista’s native Dominican Republic.Anderson has named about 120
weevils over his career.“One of the nice things about this is that you have some
latitude to do something kind of quirky,” Anderson said. “(Naming) sort of
builds on a history and the names tell little stories.”
