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Dixon Machado Heading To Korea

By Jeff Todd | November 21, 2019 at 8:37am CDT

Middle infielder Dixon Machado has agreed to a deal with Korea’s Lotte Giants, according to Emily Waldon of The Athletic (via Twitter). He’ll earn a $300K salary with a $200K signing bonus and a $100K option, Dan Kurtz of MyKBO.net tweets.

The 27-year-old Machado, a long-time Tigers farmhand, spent the 2019 season with the Cubs organization. In 393 plate appearances, he turned in a .261/.371/.480 triple-slash with 17 home runs.

Even in the context of a Triple-A-wide home run surge, that was an eye-popping power jump for a player that had never before hit more than six long balls in a professional campaign. KBO’s Giants will hope that he can continue to drive the ball after crossing the Pacific.

For Machado, who became a minor-league free agent at season’s end, this is an opportunity to secure significant earnings and reestablish himself in a country’s top league. He has had his chances in the big leagues, but struggled to gain traction. In 505 total MLB plate appearances over parts of four seasons, Machado mustered only a .227/.285/.295 batting line.

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  1. PeeWeeGaskins

    6 years ago

    Tigers might as well rebuild now.

    Reply
    • lowtalker1

      6 years ago

      That’s what they are doing

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      • PeeWeeGaskins

        6 years ago

        I know. Forgot the sarcasm font.

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  2. CubsRebsSaints

    6 years ago

    He was a Iowa Cub this past season.

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  3. prov356

    6 years ago

    I know nothing about this guy but I’m suspicious when a player reportedly has a power surge from one season to the next.

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    • ntorsky

      6 years ago

      He put on A LOT of weight too. Used to be a beanpole, 6’1″ and like 160 lbs, he’s up to 190 or so now, not sure when that happened but it seems like overnight.

      Reply
  4. weaselpuppy

    6 years ago

    Middle infielders traded or released in 18 month period;

    Eugenio Suarez (for 1 yr of Alfredo Simon)
    Willy Adames
    Herman Perez
    Devon Travis
    Domingo Leyba
    Javier Betancourt

    Kept: Dixon Machado

    Dombrowski…….

    Reply
    • wileycoyote56

      6 years ago

      Ya old Dumbrowski caused the Tigers fall from grace with his trading everything good from farm, and signing FAS like water

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  5. sportsguy24/7

    6 years ago

    Lotte stole this guy. If he’s marginally good, he’s a great investment.

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