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Manny Machado has not insulted Baltimore fans in his comments to Sports Illustrated. And besides, he was right.
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Orioles fans' recent anger over Manny Machado should stop after San Diego Padres third baseman comments this friday, clarifying his very minute remarks about Baltimore in a recent Sports Illustrated article.
On his first return to the center of the Atlantic coastline as an opposing player, Machado clarified the truth about these words to reporters before the first game of the series against the Nationals on Friday:
It was not especially for the fans. The fans were always there. Fans have always supported us whatever happens. It had nothing to do with the fans. It was just for the organization and the property – how they did things. Obviously, you see how it goes, how they did it. This was definitely nothing for the fans.
As a reminder, here are the first comments from Machado, relayed by Stephanie Apstein of SI:
The Dodgers last year, they showed me a little bit of love. The Orioles have written me. I did a lot for this community, I did a lot for the state, and they did not show me a little love. That's what it is. But if I go to L.A., L.A., who gives me a lot of perspective, it shows you what I meant for them, which is incredible.
While challenging Machado's definition of "love" and wondering if the Dodgers have shown more than the Orioles is a fair game, imagine this as a blow against Baltimore and Maryland fans only. is just not. Does Machado really think it was the fans of the Dodgers who traded those choices? Come on.
What is lost in all this is that Machado has a legitimate talent given the context of the organizational history of the Orioles. If you badume that Machado interprets "love" as "money" or how much the organization appreciates it.
Unless there is a catastrophic injury, it is likely that Machado will become the largest player produced by the Orioles system not to be extended or maintained at least once during the period of independence. This presupposes that Machado finishes his career as a fire pantheon, which seems just as likely that he is not given his age and his production.
Let's look at the salary history of other Hall of Fame members who spent a lot of time with the Orioles:
- Mike Mussina: I know, I know, Mussina has finally signed a six-year, $ 85 million contract with the New York Yankees. But it started in a 32-year season, and after well over three years, a $ 21 million contract with the Orioles three years earlier.
- Cal Ripken: Ripken played his entire career in Baltimore, and in 1992, he signed a record $ 30.5 million over five years. He continued to earn more than $ 6 million per season until his retirement at the age of 40.
- Eddie Murray: This is easily the most similar example to Machado, but the comparison is not exhaustive. Murray was traded by the Orioles to the Dodgers following the team's miserable 1988 season, while there was still $ 8 million left for the last three years of his contract. But Murray was entering his 33-year season and played at first base a less valuable defensive position.
- Jim Palmer: The right-hander's career began before free will, but he was a career Oriole in the era of free will. At one point, he signed a five-year extension of $ 1.25 million.
(A note here: Frank Robinson, Brooks Robinson and Luis Aparicio all played their entire career before being released.)
Now, the obvious argument is that two things have changed since one of these players was active: the relative value of baseball star players and the size of the Orioles fan base.
Even with inflation in mind, Machado's $ 30 million a year deal with the Padres is still worth about three times the most money Ripken has ever earned in a single season. And Ripken brought more value beyond his field contributions than anyone at Oriole Orange.
In addition, none of the above-mentioned contracts was signed while a baseball team in Washington was also competing for supporters in the central Atlantic region. (The terms of the agreement that created the MASN television network were meant to partially offset that.)
But consider some other contracts that the Orioles have signed since the drafting of Machado in 2010:
- Early 2018 – Alex Cobb: 4 year contract worth $ 57 million
- Early 2017 – Mark Trumbo: 3 year contract worth $ 37.5 million
- Early 2016 – Chris Davis: a 7 year contract worth $ 161 million
- Early 2016 – Darren O'Day: a four-year, $ 31 million contract
- Early 2016 – Matt Wieters: a 1 year contract worth $ 15.8 million
- Early 2015 – J.J. Hardy: 3 year contract valued at $ 40 million
- Beginning of 2014 – Ubaldo Jimenez: a 4 year contract valued at 50 million dollars
- Early 2013 – Adam Jones: a 6 year contract worth $ 85 million
Before the 2018 season, which saw the club's transition into a deliberate rebuilding, there were actually only two Orioles that really divided the fans' opinion when the club failed to win them. sign: Nelson Cruz and Nick Markakis. But Markakis had already played a six-year stretch and Cruz was entering his 34-year season and had only spent a year in Baltimore.
The fact is that if you are Machado, you spent your formative years in baseball observing the constituent elements of the organization (or the players who were supposed to become one). And when your time came, the club did not seem to want to bid close to the market value, even if you were a generational talent and the only player on the current list with real potential in the Hall of Fame.
This does not prevent the Orioles from having traded Machado last summer. In 2018, the circumstances surrounding the organization changed to the point where they had no choice. But Machado's comments on the feeling of being jilted do not seem to be motivated by disdain for Baltimore as a place. On the contrary, they represent a player who would have liked to stay if the financial compensation had been equal.
And given the low return of the Orioles on other contracts (mostly from the people listed above, with the exception of Adam Jones), it is difficult to discuss the refusal to grant a 300 million contract 10-year dollars to a player who could make at least half of his winnings. -Dozen more appearances All-Star is something other than under-appreciation.
In other words, Machado is right. The Orioles did not show him any love.
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Manny Machado has not insulted Baltimore fans in his comments to Sports Illustrated. And besides, he was right.
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Orioles fans' recent anger at Manny Machado is expected to end after Friday's comments on the San Diego Padres third baseman, clarifying his well-considered remarks about Baltimore in a recent Sports Illustrated article.
On his first return to the center of the Atlantic coastline as an opposing player, Machado clarified the truth about these words to reporters before the first game of the series against the Nationals on Friday:
It was not especially for the fans. The fans were always there. Fans have always supported us whatever happens. It had nothing to do with the fans. It was just for the organization and the property – how they did things. Obviously, you see how it goes, how they did it. This was definitely nothing for the fans.
As a reminder, here are the first comments from Machado, as relayed by Stephanie Apstein:
The Dodgers last year, they showed me a little bit of love. The Orioles have written me. I did a lot for this community, I did a lot for the state, and they did not show me a little love. That's what it is. But if I go to L.A., L.A., who gives me a lot of perspective, it shows you what I meant for them, which is incredible.
While challenging Machado's definition of "love" and wondering if the Dodgers have shown more than the Orioles is a fair game, imagine this as a chance for fans of Baltimore and Maryland not to play it. is just not. Does Machado really think it was the fans of the Dodgers who traded those choices? Come on.
What is lost in all this is that Machado has a legitimate talent given the context of the organizational history of the Orioles, if you suppose that Machado interprets "love" as a "money" or the importance that the organization granted him.
Unless there is a catastrophic injury, it is likely that Machado will become the largest player produced by the Orioles system not to be extended or maintained at least once during the period of independence. This presupposes that Machado finishes his career as a fire pantheon, which seems just as likely that he is not given his age and his production.
Let's look at the salary history of other Hall of Fame members who spent a lot of time with the Orioles:
- Mike Mussina: I know, I know, Mussina has finally signed a six-year, $ 85 million contract with the New York Yankees. But it started in a 32-year season, and after well over three years, a $ 21 million contract with the Orioles three years earlier.
- Cal Ripken: Ripken played his entire career in Baltimore, and in 1992, he signed a record $ 30.5 million over five years. He continued to earn more than $ 6 million per season until his retirement at the age of 40.
- Eddie Murray: This is easily the most similar example to Machado, but the comparison is not exhaustive. Murray was traded by the Orioles to the Dodgers following the team's miserable 1988 season, while there was still $ 8 million left for the last three years of his contract. But Murray was entering his 33-year season and played at first base a less valuable defensive position.
- Jim Palmer: The right-hander's career began before free will, but he was a career Oriole in the era of free will. At one point, he signed a five-year extension of $ 1.25 million.
(A note here: Frank Robinson, Brooks Robinson and Luis Aparicio all played their entire career before being released.)
Now, the obvious argument is that two things have changed since one of these players was active: the relative value of baseball star players and the size of the Orioles fan base.
Even with inflation in mind, Machado's $ 30 million a year deal with the Padres is still worth about three times the most money Ripken has ever earned in a single season. And Ripken brought more value beyond his field contributions than anyone at Oriole Orange.
In addition, none of the above-mentioned contracts was signed while a baseball team in Washington was also competing for supporters in the central Atlantic region. (The terms of the agreement that created the MASN television network were meant to partially offset that.)
But consider some other contracts that the Orioles have signed since the drafting of Machado in 2010:
- Early 2018 – Alex Cobb: 4 year contract worth $ 57 million
- Early 2017 – Mark Trumbo: 3 year contract worth $ 37.5 million
- Early 2016 – Chris Davis: a 7 year contract worth $ 161 million
- Early 2016 – Darren O'Day: a four-year, $ 31 million contract
- Early 2016 – Matt Wieters: a 1 year contract worth $ 15.8 million
- Early 2015 – J.J. Hardy: 3 year contract valued at $ 40 million
- Beginning of 2014 – Ubaldo Jimenez: a 4 year contract valued at 50 million dollars
- Early 2013 – Adam Jones: a 6 year contract worth $ 85 million
Before the 2018 season, which saw the club's transition into a deliberate rebuilding, there were actually only two Orioles that really divided the fans' opinion when the club failed to win them. sign: Nelson Cruz and Nick Markakis. But Markakis had already played a six-year stretch and Cruz was entering his 34-year season and had only spent a year in Baltimore.
The fact is that if you are Machado, you spent your formative years in baseball observing the constituent elements of the organization (or the players who were supposed to become one). And when your time came, the club did not seem to want to bid close to market value, even if you were a generational talent and the only player on the current list with real potential in the Hall of Fame.
This does not prevent the Orioles from having traded Machado last summer. In 2018, the circumstances surrounding the organization changed to the point where they had no choice. But Machado's comments on the feeling of being jilted do not seem to be motivated by disdain for Baltimore as a place. On the contrary, they represent a player who would have liked to stay if the financial compensation had been equal.
And given the low return of the Orioles on other contracts (mostly from the people listed above, with the exception of Adam Jones), it is difficult to discuss the refusal to grant a 300 million contract 10-year dollars to a player who could make at least half of his winnings. -Dozen more appearances All-Star is something other than under-appreciation.
In other words, Machado is right. The Orioles did not show him any love.
