To me, Machado certainly makes us better. You're taking a 1.5-2 WAR player in Camargo and getting a typical 5-6 WAR player. But I don't like it still. I would much rather look at where we're struggling. and that's the rotation. Folty and Newcomb look great, Soroka looks good. McCarthy is OK. Julio is massively outpitching his peripherals and should be traded off.

I think we should look at the pitching market instead. Try and see what prospects it would take to get Hamels and some cash. I don't know what the best choice is out there, but I'd rather focus on pitching. Offense we'll be fine in, it's the pitching that worries me.