Sizing up potential trade fits for Manny Machado

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David Schoenfield ESPN Senior Writer Close Senior writer of SweetSpot baseball blog Former deputy editor of Page 2 Been with ESPN.com since 1995 Follow on Twitter Nobody ever really believed in the Baltimore Orioles of Buck Showalter/Adam Jones/Manny Machado/Chris Davis. The Orioles never had a No. 1-caliber starter. Some years, they didn’t seem to have a No. 2 starter. Jones didn’t walk enough. Davis alternated good seasons with bad ones. The corner outfielders were a revolving door. The front office would never be lauded for its analytical genius. Yet, over a five-year stretch from 2012 through 2016, the Orioles had the best record in the American League and fourth-best in the majors. They

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