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Cubs, Dixon Machado Agree To Minor League Contract

By Steve Adams | March 29, 2019 at 9:44pm CDT

The Cubs have agreed to a minor league contract with infielder Dixon Machado, according to reports. The former Tigers infielder, who was released by the Marlins earlier this week, will head to Triple-A Iowa with his new organization.

The 27-year-old Machado received a career-high 233 plate appearances with the Tigers in 2018 but struggled mightily at the plate, hitting .206/.263/.290 with one homers, 13 doubles and a triple in that time. Machado’s bat has never been his calling card, however. The middle-infielder was touted as a plus defender throughout his minor league career as he rose through the Tigers’ ranks, and posted quality Ultimate Zone Rating marks at both middle-infield spots.

Chicago doesn’t have an immediate spot for Machado on its big league roster, so he’ll bide his time in Iowa and hope to earn a look at some point later in the season (or else attract the interest of another organization). In parts of three seasons at the Triple-A level, Machado is a .259/.330/.335 hitter.

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  1. chitown311

    6 years ago

    Dumpster Divin’ Theo!

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    • PickleRiccck

      6 years ago

      What do you mean? They signed Machado. Now they just have to trade for Harper. That one 30 year old pitcher that just got called up.

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      • deweybelongsinthehall

        6 years ago

        Imagine Tony Clark’s face if this was a month ago, the first name wasn’t in the headline and he had no prior notice?

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    • adkuchan

      6 years ago

      Ha! Like the Cubs have to dumpster dive for a middle infielder. Classic trolling! Kudos to you!

      Reply
    • classicmixup

      6 years ago

      Time for a new line. Its called filling your minor league roster with options.

      Reply
  2. chitown311

    6 years ago

    Good depth signing.

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  3. xabial

    6 years ago

    Any relation to Manny?

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    • chitown311

      6 years ago

      I doubt it. If he was, the White Sox would have already signed him

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      • Sheep8

        6 years ago

        Well played !

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      • The Human Toilet

        6 years ago

        Nice

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      • xabial

        6 years ago

        Well played. Savage, my man.

        Thank you.

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      • ChiSoxCity

        6 years ago

        K.

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      • cardsfan006

        6 years ago

        chitown nice one

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    • carlote

      6 years ago

      who cares

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  4. pageian

    6 years ago

    Seems reasonable.

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  5. PatMak

    6 years ago

    I mean, this guy is a solid depth signing for anyone, as long as he isn’t taking at-bats away from a prospect who needs them. He’s not going to hit much, but he did bat .259 over 181 PA’s in 2017. Having seen him live a bit in the minors, and quite a bit in Detroit, the dude is going to give you extremely solid defense at second, short, and even a little at third. He has one of the best arms I’ve seen come out of the system in a while. At 27, I think his bat is what his bat is, but he’s a plus defender across the infield.

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    • chitown311

      6 years ago

      Good depth signing.

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  6. Dutch Vander Linde

    6 years ago

    They signed the wrong Machado.

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    • dray16

      6 years ago

      no they didn’t

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