Baltimore Orioles infielder Manny Machado has been the center of trade conversations for this year’s MLB trade deadline on July 31. The Dodgers are among multiple teams interested in acquiring Machado.

The MLB trade deadline is near which means tons of speculation and rumors coming from various sources and MLB insiders.

Baltimore Orioles infielder Manny Machado is this year’s main talking point for the trade deadline and Machado more than likely just played his last game as an Oriole on Sunday afternoon.

The Dodgers are among a handful of teams that are interested in acquiring Manny Machado to fill the void at shortstop, add a power bat to the lineup and to also try and get back to the World Series.

Here are a list of reasons as to why the Dodgers do not need Manny Machado:

Too Costly

At every trade deadline with a star player at the center of trade conversations, discussions about prospects always come up and rightfully so. Teams that are trading away their best players want to get equal or similar value in return. For the Dodgers — a team stacked with quality prospects — the Orioles asking price may be a bit too much for the Dodgers especially for a player that can leave after the season ends. To start trade conversations, the Orioles will probably be seeking catcher Keibert Ruiz who is the #2 prospect in the Dodgers farm system (#44 overall) according to MLB.com and only 20 years old. Farhan Zaidi and Andrew Friedman, however, may be hesitant to trade away young talent for a rental.

Photo by: Ron Cervenka (Think Blue LA)

2. Versatility

The Dodgers have one of the more versatile rosters in baseball. Max Muncy has played first base and third base, Kike Hernandez can play all positions except catcher and pitcher and we have also seen Cody Bellinger at both first base and in the outfield. Those aren’t the only versatile players on the roster but as you can see the roster is pretty flexible and every guy hits pretty well on average. As a team the Dodgers hit .243 which puts them within the top ten of batting averages among the league.

Photo by: Jon SooHoo (Team photographer)

3. Team Chemistry

Probably one of the main things that people often forget about when acquiring a player is team chemistry. Machado has built a reputation for being a hot head and troublesome player. So far this season there haven’t been any problems, but the last thing you want in the locker room is for a new guy to come in and mess up something that has been going good. The Dodgers have been winning as of late and are having fun. Let’s keep it that way.

Photo by: Jon SooHoo (Team photographer)

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