I am not going to be one of those that gets all excited about Machado, at least not yet. What I do know, Jerry Reinsdorf has always been willing to overspend to get the right player here and now with the tremendous base of top tier prospects, if he could add a player of Machado's caliber and age on a long term contract, it would be downright HUGE!
There are many saying that Hahn signed Wellington Castillo to a two year contract in order to attract his best friend Machado next year, but unless he has some kind of guarantee on that, Castillo, if he is hitting like he is capable of doing at Trade Deadline time could possibly bring in a MONSTER HAUL of prospects from a contender, as there are always a couple of contenders that sorely need a Catcher with power who can also be a tremendous game caller!
"Always look on the bright side of life!"
Eric Idle