The Rockies have signed infielder Vimael Machin to a minor league contract, according to ESPN’s Jorge Castillo. The agreement contains an invite for Machin to attend Colorado’s big league Spring Training camp.
Machin heads to the Cactus League in a bid to win a bench spot on the Rockies’ Opening Day roster. He’ll join Nicky Lopez and Chad Stevens as other MLB-experienced players the Rockies have recently signed as non-roster invitees, as Colorado looks to add some veteran depth as a complement to its young infield core.
The 32-year-old Machin played in 112 games with the Athletics from 2020-22, with 73 of those appearances coming in 2022 when the A’s used Machin regularly at third base. This marked the end of Machin’s MLB playing time for the next two seasons, as Machin spent the 2023-24 campaigns playing in the Phillies’ farm system and in the Mexican League.
After inking a minor league deal with the Orioles last winter, Machin hit .286/.347/.476 over 505 plate appearances with Triple-A Norfolk in 2025. This strong production earned him another ticket to the Show when Jordan Westburg hit the injured list in August, and Machin appeared in four games for Baltimore before he was designated for assignment and then outrighted off the 40-man roster.
Machin’s career slash line is only .204/.286/.264 over 373 PA, but he can handle all four infield positions, and he has spent some time as a corner outfielder. Machin isn’t considered to be much of a defender at any spot on the diamond, but his versatility allows him to be plugged into any position in a pinch. He also has two minor league options years remaining, giving Colorado the flexibility to move him back and forth from Triple-A if his contract is selected.
Reminds me of whenever I’m stumbling away from the bar fight, im always like “my chin! My chin”
And the other guy is yelling, “I’m a Machin!!!”
Welcome to the Machin.
Brian Wilson signing next, or am I confusing Vimael with another “machine?”
Good minor-league signing either way.
Does this mean Boston is now the last team to sign a free agent? Somebody wake up Breslow, please.
Imagine signing someone just to say “hey we signed someone!”
Half the top 50 FAs are still looking for jobs. It’s not even Christmas
Chill.
Deep breaths.
And they’ve been one of the busiest teams in baseball trading left and right.
30 Parks
How quickly you forgot Vinny Capra?!
I was a fan of this guy until he came up this past year and played with zero hustle when the O’s needed him. C’mon.
Bacon pancakes
Machin Bacon Pancakes
Take some bacon and I put it in a pancake
Bacon Pancakes
That’s what it’s gonna make
Bacon Pancake!
Guy was terrible defensively for Baltimore in the few games he played. Might get regular playing time in Colorado
Just for my own edification, how do you pronounce his first name. My initial thought is that it directly rhymes with “female” but please correct me if I am mistaken.
Spelled phonetically, it’s V-Mile Machine.
If you go to the BBRef player page links given in these articles, they give name pronunciations. BBRef gives his as VEE-my-el
If you simply answered the question instead of trying to make me a better person, you would have saved yourself some time, But thank you for finally getting to it after trying to make me feel bad.
I showed you how to catch a fish first. It is up to you from now on.