Report: Dodgers complete deal for Machado
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While the expectation since late Tuesday night has been that the Dodgers will be the winners of the Manny Machado sweepstakes, nothing had been finalized as of Wednesday afternoon. However, the blockbuster deal is now complete, sources told MLB.com's Mark Feinsand and MLB Network insider Ken Rosenthal on Wednesday night.
The Dodgers are likely to send five players to the Orioles for Machado, according to Roch Kubatko of MASNsports.com.
One of those players is believed to be outfielder Yusniel Diaz -- the Dodgers' No. 4 overall prospect per MLB Pipeline; however, right-hander Dustin May and infielder Gavin Lux are not expected to be included in the trade, per Kubatko.
Though there was a reported snag involving an issue with the physical of one (or more) of the prospects headed to Baltimore, according to MLB Network Radio host and former Mets GM Steve Phillips, the Orioles and Dodgers appear to have worked past any medical issues.
A source told MLB.com that the holdup pertained to the medical info for one of the secondary pieces in the deal, but at this point it does not seem like enough to prevent the trade from happening.
MLB Network insider Ken Rosenthal, who reported that the trade was "happening" last night, made it a point to note earlier yesterday that the O's have a history of finding problems with physicals.
The Orioles have been down this road before, with deals for Grant Balfour, Yovani Gallardo, Adam LaRoche and Dexter Fowler having been nixed or altered over injury or other concerns.