I don’t think Machado is getting 300. And I do think the Yankees could snag him with an opt out after 3 and a front loaded contract. I just think that if you have 2 young talents like this on the market and you can afford to get at least one of them, then why not go for it?
I agree. I would love to have Machado or Harper's bat in the lineup. However, the Yankees could be thinking long-term here. Remember Stanton's already signed to his albatross contract and he's only 4 years in to a 13-year agreement. Then the Yankees are going to need to sign Aaron Judge long-term and who knows what he'll be looking to get. That takes nothing into account of what it would cost to resign Didi and Severino to long-term deals as well. As much as I would like to add Machado or Harper, I just think the Yankees will have too many pieces coming up soon that they'll maybe want to sign to similar (i.e. $200 million+) contracts.
